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Encircle vs Shut_up - What's the difference?

encircle | shut_up | Related terms |

Encircle is a related term of shut_up.


In lang=en terms the difference between encircle and shut_up

is that encircle is to surround, form a circle around while shut_up is to put (an object) in a secure enclosed place.

As verbs the difference between encircle and shut_up

is that encircle is to surround, form a circle around while shut_up is to close (a building) so that no one can enter.

encircle

English

Verb

(encircl)
  • To surround, form a circle around.
  • Derived terms

    * encirclement

    shut_up

    Verb

  • To close (a building) so that no one can enter.
  • To terminate (a business).
  • To enclose (a person, animal or thing) in a room or other place so that it cannot leave.
  • * 1886 , (Robert Louis Stevenson), (Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde):
  • "You know the doctor's ways, sir," replied Poole, "and how he shuts himself up'. Well, he's ' shut up again in the cabinet; and I don't like it, sir—I wish I may die if I like it. Mr. Utterson, sir, I'm afraid."
  • To put (an object) in a secure enclosed place.
  • (ergative) Of a person, to stop talking or (of a person or thing) making noise.
  • You are talking so loud that I can't hear the music — would you mind shutting up ?
    He was blathering on about something, but I managed to shut''' him '''up .
  • (intransitive, colloquial, used only in the imperative) I don't believe it!, no way!
  • ''"I got accepted to Yale!" / "Shut up , really? That's awesome!"

    Usage notes

    * When used in the imperative to tell someone to be quiet or to stop making a noise: ** This expression is considered forceful or impolite. A neutral alternative is "be quiet". ** Shut the fuck up'' (a stronger version of ''shut up'') may be shortened to ''fuck up . It is not shortened in grammatical moods other than the imperative.

    Synonyms

    * close off, seal up * end, terminate, wind up * lock in, seal in * lock up, stash, stash away * hush, quieten, shush, silence * (to stop talking or making noise) be quiet, be silent, fall silent, hush, quieten down, shush; (in the imperative ): be quiet!, can it!, hush!, put a sock in it!, quiet!, sh!, shush!, shut it!, shut your face! (impolite), shaddap, silence!, st!, STFU * (sense, I don't believe it) get out!, never!, no!, no way!, yeah right!, you don't say!

    Antonyms

    * open, open up, reopen * establish, set up, start, start up * release

    Derived terms

    * put up or shut up * shaddup * shut it
    Translations to be checked
    NOTE: Most or all of these translations are of the imperative form of the sense "to be quiet". Please provide translations of the infinitive, where appropriate, followed by translations of the imperative. See the French and Italian translations above for an example of the suggested format. --> (checktrans-top) said to people to stop them talking or making noise * Dutch: (t-check), (t-check), (t-check), (t-check), (t-check) * Indonesian: (t-check) * Korean: (trans-mid) * Kurdish: * Romanian: (t-check), (trans-bottom)