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shut out
shut S0379200 (shŭt)v. shut, shut·ting, shuts v.tr.1. a. To move (a door or lid, for example) so as to block passage through an opening.b. To fasten with a lock, catch, or latch: shut the cabinet.2. To block entrance to or exit from; close: shut a corridor.3. To confine in a closed space: shut them in a cage.4. To exclude from a closed space: shut the cats out of the house.5. To fold up or bring together the parts of: shut the book.6. To cause to stop operating: shut down a restaurant; a school that was shut for the vacation.v.intr.1. To move or become moved so as to block passage; close: a door that shuts by itself.2. To stop operating, especially automatically: The electricity shuts off at midnight.n.1. The act or time of shutting.2. The line of connection between welded pieces of metal.Phrasal Verbs: shut off1. To stop the flow or passage of; cut off: shut off the hot water by closing a valve.2. To close off; isolate: loners who shut themselves off from the community. shut out Sports To prevent (an opponent) from scoring any runs or points. shut up1. To cause (someone) to stop speaking; silence.2. To stop speaking.Idiom: shut (one's) eyes to To refuse to consider or acknowledge: administrators who shut their eyes to pervasive corruption.
[Middle English shutten, from Old English scyttan; see skeud- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | shut out - prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"keep out, exclude, shutexcommunicate, unchurch, curse - exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"lock out - prevent employees from working during a strikeprevent, keep - stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"ostracise, ostracize - avoid speaking to or dealing with; "Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me" |
shutverbTo move (a door, for example) in order to cover an opening:close.phrasal verb
shut inTo confine within a limited area:cage, coop (in or up), enclose, fence (in), immure, mew (up), pen, shut up, wall (in or up).phrasal verb
shut off or out
To cut off from sight:block (out), conceal, hide, obscure, obstruct, screen, shroud.phrasal verb
shut out1. To exclude from normal social or professional activities:blackball, blacklist, boycott, ostracize.2. To keep from being admitted, included, or considered:bar, count out, debar, eliminate, except, exclude, keep out, rule out.3. To rid one's mind of:banish, cast out, dismiss, dispel.phrasal verb
shut up1. To confine within a limited area:cage, coop (in or up), enclose, fence (in), immure, mew (up), pen, shut in, wall (in or up).2. To enclose so as to hinder or prohibit escape:closet, confine, imprison.3. To cause to become silent:hush, quiet, quieten, shush, silence, still.Translationschiudere fuoriescludereimpedireshut out
shut out1. verb To completely block something out. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "shut" and "out." We bought new curtains that will shut out the light from the street. He used a wax sealant on the windows to shut water out.2. verb To exclude someone from something or to block someone's entrance into some place. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "shut" and "out." The students shut me out of the classroom after I left. I don't think we need to shut him out of the discussion altogether.3. verb To isolate someone from oneself or others. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "shut" and "out." Please don't shut me out—I just want to help! The group of friends shut him out because of his political opinions.4. verb In sports, to win a game without allowing the opponent to score a single point. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "shut" and "out." I knew we wouldn't win, but I can't believe they shut us out completely!5. noun In sports, a game in which the opponent is now allowed to score a single point. In this usage, the phrase is hyphenated or spelled as one word. It was a shutout—we lost 4-0.See also: out, shutshut someone or something outto exclude someone or something; to refuse entrance to someone or something. We tried to get into the stadium, but they shut us out because there was no more room. My parents shut out their children when they made important decisions.See also: out, shutshut out1. Exclude, deny entry to, block, as in Anyone convicted of a crime is shut out from the legal profession, or These curtains shut out all the light. [Late 1300s] 2. Prevent an opponent from scoring, as in They were shut out of the last two games, or Reagan shut out Ford in the Texas primary in 1976. Originating in baseball about 1880, this usage was later transferred to other sports and then even broader usage. See also: out, shutshut outv.1. To exclude something or someone: I used earplugs to shut out the noise. The company shut the unions out of the negotiations. Performers must learn to shut out the crowd. Her husband has shut her out ever since the accident.2. Sports To prevent some opponent from scoring any runs or points: Our strong defense shut out the other team. They shut us out 14-0 in a playoff game.See also: out, shutshutout1. n. a game where one team prevents the other from scoring any points at all. He was still reveling from last week’s shutout. 2. mod. having to do with a game where one team has no score. Another shutout game gave the fans nothing to cheer about this afternoon. EncyclopediaSeeshutshut out
Synonyms for shut outverb prevent from enteringSynonymsRelated Words- excommunicate
- unchurch
- curse
- lock out
- prevent
- keep
- ostracise
- ostracize
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