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dummy up

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Verb

refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
- The children shut up when their father approached

make a dummy of
- dummy up the books that are to be published

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Synonyms:
close up clam up shut up belt up button up be quiet keep mum dummy

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "dummy up":
dam up dummy up
Words contain "dummy up" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
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