To cease speaking

• dry up

  1. (intransitive) To become dry (often of weather); to lose water.
  2. To cause to become dry.
  3. To deprive someone of (something vital).

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  1. (intransitive) To become dry (often of weather); to lose water.
  2. To cause to become dry.
  3. To deprive someone of (something vital).

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• silence

  1. The condition or quality of being or keeping still and silent.
  2. The absence of sound; stillness.
  3. A period of time without speech or noise.

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  1. The condition or quality of being or keeping still and silent.
  2. The absence of sound; stillness.
  3. A period of time without speech or noise.

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• quit chattering

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• hush

  1. To make silent or quiet.
  2. To calm; soothe.
  3. To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with up :

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  1. To make silent or quiet.
  2. To calm; soothe.
  3. To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with up :

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• quiet

  1. Making or characterized by little or no noise:
  2. Free of turmoil and agitation; calm:
  3. Providing or allowing relaxation; restful; soothing:

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  1. Making or characterized by little or no noise:
  2. Free of turmoil and agitation; calm:
  3. Providing or allowing relaxation; restful; soothing:

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• stop talking

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• be-quiet

  1. A common imperative instructing the addressed to remain silent.

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  1. A common imperative instructing the addressed to remain silent.

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To close

• stop

  1. To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up:
  2. To constrict (an opening or orifice):
  3. To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example).

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  1. To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up:
  2. To constrict (an opening or orifice):
  3. To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example).

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• close out

  1. to terminate; to call the end of.
  2. (surfing) Of a wave, to break all at once, instead of progressively along its length.
  3. (computing) To terminate a computer program.

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  1. to terminate; to call the end of.
  2. (surfing) Of a wave, to break all at once, instead of progressively along its length.
  3. (computing) To terminate a computer program.

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• close-down

  1. (intransitive) To stop trading as a business.
  2. To surround someone, as to impede their movement.

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  1. (intransitive) To stop trading as a business.
  2. To surround someone, as to impede their movement.

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• close-up

  1. A photograph or a movie shot in which the subject is tightly framed and shown at a relatively large scale.
  2. An intimate view or description.

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  1. A photograph or a movie shot in which the subject is tightly framed and shown at a relatively large scale.
  2. An intimate view or description.

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• padlock

  1. A detachable lock with a U-shaped bar hinged at one end, designed to be passed through the staple of a hasp or a link in a chain and then snapped shut.
  2. To lock up with or as if with a padlock.

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  1. A detachable lock with a U-shaped bar hinged at one end, designed to be passed through the staple of a hasp or a link in a chain and then snapped shut.
  2. To lock up with or as if with a padlock.

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