transitive. To put (a lock, bar, bolt, etc.) in position so as to fasten a door, etc. Obsolete. (Cf. shoot, v. 13.)

transitive. To shut, fasten (a door, window, gate, etc.). Also with to, †up.

transitive. To shut, close, make secure (a door, a gate). Now archaic and regional.

transitive. To shut or close (a door, lid, etc.) firmly or securely; †to bar or block (a way).

To put in a position; to set, place. yark to, to shut; yark up, to open. Also figurative, passive and intransitive, to pass into a state.

transitive. To close (a door); †to shoot (a bolt).

transitive. To pull or push to (a door, etc.) into a position where it is shut or nearly shut. See to, adv. 4. Now chiefly Scottish and English reg…

With up, open, wide, on brede: To open (a gate) violently or suddenly, fling open. With to: To shut, slam. Obsolete.

In various occasional uses. To fasten (a door). Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To pull (a door, etc.) so that it closes or nearly closes.

To shut up.