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shut /shut/ transitive verb (shuttˈing; shut)- To place so as to stop an opening
- To stop or cover the opening of
- To lock
- To fasten
- To bar
- To forbid entrance into
- To bring together the parts or outer parts of
- To confine
- To catch or pinch in a fastening
- To end the operations of (a business, etc)
- To shoot (eg a bolt; obsolete)
intransitive verb- To become closed
- To be capable of being closed
- To close in
- (of a business, etc) to cease to operate
adjective- Made fast
- Closed
- Rid (with of; informal)
noun An act or time of shutting ORIGIN: OE scyttan to bar; cf scēotan, to shoot shutˈdown noun - A temporary closing, eg of a factory
- The reduction of power in a nuclear reactor to the minimum, usu carried out as a safety or emergency measure
shutˈ-eye noun (informal) Sleep shutˈ-in noun (N American) A disabled person confined indoors shutˈ-off noun - A device that stops the flow or operation of something
- A stoppage
shutˈout noun (in sports, etc) a game in which one team is prevented from scoring shutˈ-out bid noun (bridge) One to deter opponents from bidding shut away - To keep hidden or repressed
- To isolate
- To confine
shut down To close down, or stop the operation of, often temporarily shut in - To enclose, to confine
- To settle down, or fall (said, eg, of evening)
shut off - To exclude
- To switch off
- To stop the flow of
shut one's eyes to - To ignore
- To refuse to acknowledge (esp something disagreeable)
shut out - To prevent from entering
- To hide or screen from view
- To prevent (the opposing team) from scoring
shut up - To close finally or completely
- To confine
- To cease speaking (informal)
- To reduce to silence (informal)
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