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BELT UP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does belt up mean?
• BELT UP (verb)
The verb BELT UP has 1 sense:
1. refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
Familiarity information: BELT UP used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
be quiet; belt up; button up; clam up; close up; dummy up; keep mum; shut up
Context example:
The children shut up when their father approached
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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