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CLAM UP

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Dictionary entry overview: What does clam up mean?

• CLAM UP (verb)
The verb CLAM UP has 1 sense:

1. refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent

Familiarity information: CLAM UP used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CLAM UP (verb)

Sense 1

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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; keep mum; shut up; dummy up; close up

Context example:

The children shut up when their father approached

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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