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- Dictionaryshut/SHət/
verb
- 1. move (something) into position so as to block an opening; close: "shut the window, please"
- 2. make (something) unavailable for business or service, either permanently or until due to be open again: "we shut the shop for lunch"
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to (cause to) close something: Please shut the gate. I've got a surprise for you! Shut your eyes tightly and hold out your hand. Mary shut her book and put it down on the table. This window won't shut - it's jammed. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to close. close Can you close the door behind you?
The meaning of SHUT is to move into position to close an opening. How to use shut in a sentence.
SHUT meaning: 1. to (cause to) close something: 2. to (cause to) stop operating or being in service, either…. Learn more.
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: cage, imprison, jail. to bar; exclude: They shut him from their circle. Synonyms: prohibit. to cause (a factory, school, etc.) to end or suspend operations, services, or business activity:
11 meanings: 1. to move (something) so as to cover an aperture; close 2. to close (something) by bringing together the parts 3..... Click for more definitions.
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.
Shut Definition. To move (a door, window, lid, etc.) into a position that closes the opening to which it is fitted. To fasten (a door, etc.) securely, as with a bolt or catch. To prevent or forbid entrance to or exit from; close or bar. The act or time of shutting or closing; close.
SHUT definition: 1. to close something, or to become closed: 2. When a shop, restaurant, etc shuts, it stops…. Learn more.
shut (something) to make something close; to become closed Bob went into his room and shut the door behind him. I can't shut my suitcase—it's too full. She shut her eyes and fell asleep immediately.
Definition of shut verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
