# shut up shop

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To close up shop; to end a business activity.
2. To bat defensively in the last innings of a match in order to force a draw when winning is not possible.
3. To play extremely defensively

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shut-up-shop