corral vs shut up

corral

verb
  • To place inside of a corral. 

  • To make a circle of vehicles, as of wagons so as to form a corral. 

  • To capture or round up. 

noun
  • An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one. 

  • A circle of wagons, either for the purpose of trapping livestock, or for defense. 

  • An enclosure or area to concentrate a dispersed group. 

shut up

verb
  • To put (someone or something) in a secure enclosed space, such as a room or container. 

  • Of a person, to stop talking or (of a person or thing) making noise. 

  • To terminate (a business). 

  • To close (a building) so that no one can enter. 

adj
  • Closed up or off, as in a building that no one is to enter. 

intj
  • Stop talking, crying, etc. 

  • I don't believe it!, no way! 

How often have the words corral and shut up occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )