confine vs shut up

confine is not an adjective while shut up is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confine	No	No	Yes	No
shut up	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, shut up is a hyponym of confine; that is, shut up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confine:

confine: prevent from leaving or from being removed
shut up: place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

Other hyponyms of confine include cabin, closet, coop in, coop up, lock, lock away, lock in, lock up, put away, shut away, lock in, seal in.

confine (adjective)	shut up (adjective)
	closely confined

confine (verb)	shut up (verb)
place limits on (extent or amount or access)	cause to be quiet or not talk
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement	refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
prevent from leaving or from being removed	place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
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