shut

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1. to stop the passage of (water, traffic, electricity, etc.); close off.
2. to isolate; separate:

   an outpost almost completely shut off from civilization.

1. to enclose.
2. to confine, as from illness:

   She broke her leg in a fall and has been shut in for several weeks.

1. to imprison; confine.
2. to close entirely.
3. Informal. to stop talking; become silent (often used as a rude command):

   Just sit down and shut up! I thought the neighbors would never shut up and let me sleep.

4. Informal. to stop (someone) from talking; silence.
5. Informal. (used to express disbelief or astonishment):

   You dated her in high school? Shut up!

1. to close, especially temporarily; end or suspend operations, services, or business activity.
2. to stop operating or stop the operation of (a machine):

   Did you remember to shut down your computer?

3. Also shut down onupon. Informal. to hinder; check; stop from doing or saying something:

   He appeared on the talk show to shut down his critics.

4. Informal. to defeat or outdo:

   The team was able to shut down the offense.

5. to settle over a place so as to envelop or darken it:

   The fog shut down rapidly.

1. to keep from entering; exclude.
2. to hide from view.
3. to prevent (an opponent or opposing team) from scoring, as in a game of baseball.