Shut up (8)
This clue could be a double definition.
'shut' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)
'up' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I can't understand how they can define each other.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for immure that I've seen before include "Imprison, shut in" , "Confine in a closed space" , "Sketches" , "Confine; wall in" , "Enclose within walls, incarcerate" .)
'shut up' is the definition.
The answer and definition are different parts of speech. However, past participle verbs and adjectives sometimes mean the same thing.
'shut up' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'shut up' could be 'immure' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'immure' is found in the answer.
A single letter 'd' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for immured that I've seen before include "Imprisoned, shut in" , "Incarcerated, walled up" , "Incarcerated, put behind bars" , "Enclosed or imprisoned" , "Locked up in jail" .)
'shut up' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for pent that I've seen before include "enclosed" , "Closely confined" .)
This clue might be a double definition.
'shut' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)
'up' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for imprison that I've seen before include "put in detention" , "Bang up" , "Purveyor of blooms" , "Put away" , "Send down" .)
'shut up' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for silenced that I've seen before include "cut short" , "Declines to be made mute" , "Gagged" , "Declines to be made quiet" , "Stopped from speaking" .)
'shut up' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for incarcerate that I've seen before include "Detain" , "Put in prison" , "Put behind bars" , "Lock up" , "Imprison" .)
(Other definitions for put a sock in it that I've seen before include "Stop endless yacking" , "If your shoe is too big, you" , "Shut up! Stuff with footwear?" , "Quiten down" , "Stop talking (3,1,4,2,2)" .)