as in to quiet (down)
to stop talking
the schoolboy ordered his mates to belt up about the prank
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Recent Examples of belt up
Canelo Alvarez of Mexico (57-1-2, 39 KOs) steps back into the ring to try and conquer yet another weight class, this time putting on several pounds for a matchup against current WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol of Russia (19-0, 11 KOs) who is putting his belt up for grabs in this bout.
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oregonlive, 7 May 2022
So getting some of those at-bats under his belt up here will be part of that.
—Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2022
Designed to attach to a belt up to 2½ inches wide or to a PALS system, the pouch comes very close to duplicating the performance of an OWB holster.
—Mike Dickerson, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2020
oregonlive, 7 May 2022
So getting some of those at-bats under his belt up here will be part of that.
—Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2022
Designed to attach to a belt up to 2½ inches wide or to a PALS system, the pouch comes very close to duplicating the performance of an OWB holster.
—Mike Dickerson, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belt up
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As the years passed, tips came in less and less frequently and, over time, dried up entirely.Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Though guttation is a common occurrence on these fruiting bodies, the bright red droplets eventually dry up and turn more brown colored.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024
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Those final panels, of the Red Skull being shut up in darkness — but not to die.Josh Weiss, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Where other artists his age have long ago decided to shut up and play the hits, the mercurial 83-year-old is using his recent tour dates to cover songs from the ’50s and play tracks off his middling 2012 album Tempest, with only the occasional scrap of red meat thrown to audiences.Chris Stanton, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
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Judges struggle to name favorite cheese Ask a judge to pick their favorite and most will clam up, dodge the question or offer a long, unranked list.Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
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One social worker said that a girl clammed up in a recent interview that her mother was invited to.Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
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Throughout the first act, the auditorium was hushed.Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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But acting as if those ways are to be hushed is the way of the old world.Danyel Smith, Essence, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Belt up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belt%20up. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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