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shut
[shuht]
verb (used with object)
to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
Antonyms: opento 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.
to bar; exclude.
They shut him from their circle.
Synonyms: prohibitto 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
shut off
to stop the passage of (water, traffic, electricity, etc.); close off.
to isolate; separate.
an outpost almost completely shut off from civilization.
shut in
to enclose.
to confine, as from illness.
She broke her leg in a fall and has been shut in for several weeks.
shut up
to imprison; confine.
to close entirely.
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.
Informal., to stop (someone) from talking; silence.
Informal., (used to express disbelief or astonishment).
You dated her in high school? Shut up!
shut down
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?
Informal., Also shut down onupon to hinder; check; stop from doing or saying something.
He appeared on the talk show to shut down his critics.
Informal., to 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.
shut of, free of; rid of.
He wished he were shut of all his debts.
shut out
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
/ ʃʌt /
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
slang, to get rid of
Other Word Forms
- half-shut adjective
- reshut verb reshut, reshutting
- unshut adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of shut1
Idioms and Phrases
- close (shut) down
- close (shut) one's eyes to
- close (shut) the door on
- keep one's mouth shut
- open and shut case
- put up or shut up
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
All three locations shut down at 2 p.m.
"We use technologies to proactively find and shut down dealers' accounts, block search results for a wide range of drug-related terms and support law enforcement efforts," a spokesperson added.
Struggling health and beauty chain Bodycare says it will immediately shut 32 of its stores across the UK and make 450 staff redundant, after going into administration.
The search by federal agencies had also shut down construction on an adjacent battery plant, CBS News reports.
“It was like you’d gone back into the stockade and you could shut the gate and get on with the work.”
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