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shut
[shuht]
verb (used with object)
to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
Antonyms:to close the doors of (often followed byup ).
to shut up a shop for the night.
to close (something) by bringing together or folding its parts.
Shut your book. Shut the window!
to confine; enclose.
to shut a bird into a cage.
Synonyms: , ,to bar; exclude.
They shut him from their circle.
Synonyms:to cause (a factory, school, etc.) to end or suspend operations, services, or business activity.
He shut his store, sold his house, and moved away.
We're shutting the office for two weeks in June.
to bolt; bar.
verb (used without object)
to become shut or closed; close.
adjective
closed; fastened up.
a shut door.
Phonetics.checked.
noun
the act or time of shutting or closing.
the line where two pieces of welded metal are united.
verb phrase
to stop the passage of (water, traffic, electricity, etc.); close off.
to isolate; separate.
an outpost almost completely shut off from civilization.
to enclose.
to confine, as from illness.
She broke her leg in a fall and has been shut in for several weeks.
to imprison; confine.
to close entirely.
Informalto 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.
Informalto stop (someone) from talking; silence.
Informal(used to express disbelief or astonishment).
You dated her in high school? Shut up!
to close, especially temporarily; end or suspend operations, services, or business activity.
to stop operating or stop the operation of (a machine).
Did you remember to shut down your computer?
InformalAlso shut down onupon to hinder; check; stop from doing or saying something.
He appeared on the talk show to shut down his critics.
Informalto defeat or outdo.
The team was able to shut down the offense.
to settle over a place so as to envelop or darken it.
The fog shut down rapidly.
Informalfree of; rid of.
He wished he were shut of all his debts.
to keep from entering; exclude.
to hide from view.
to prevent (an opponent or opposing team) from scoring, as in a game of baseball.
shut
/ ʃʌ /
verb
to move (something) so as to cover an aperture; close
to shut a door
to close (something) by bringing together the parts
to shut a book
to close or lock the doors of
to shut up a house
(tr; foll by in, out, etc) to confine, enclose, or exclude
to shut a child in a room
(tr) to prevent (a business, etc) from operating
to ignore deliberately
to refuse to think about
to render impossible
adjective
closed or fastened
noun
the act or time of shutting
the line along which pieces of metal are welded
slangto get rid of
Other Word Forms
- half-shut adjective
- reshut verbreshut, reshutting
- unshut adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of shut1
Idioms and Phrases
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Lundes went from juvenile camp to juvenile camp and then to the California Youth Authority, the ineffective and poorly run state system that has since been shut down.
Leinster led 19-0 at half-time and Conan believes the strong defensive effort to shut out South African visitors Bulls after racing into the lead helped his side over the line in the second half.
If the immigration raids and protests haven’t wound down by the end of the month, he said he might have to shut down his business.
Lew’s boss has assured her she can shut down the store if she needs to.
There, protesters have burned driverless Waymo vehicles, hurled rocks and bottles at police and National Guard members, and shut down the 101 Freeway.
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