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- Dictionaryshut-in/ˈSHəd ˌin/
noun
- 1. a person confined indoors, especially on account of age, illness, or disability: North American "she volunteered to visit the sick and the shut-ins"
- 2. a state or period in which an oil or gas well has available but unused capacity.
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Learn the meaning of shut-in as a noun, adjective, and verb, with examples and synonyms. Find out the origin, usage, and history of the word shut-in in the dictionary.
to prevent someone or something from leaving a place, usually by closing or fastening a door or gate: The cat was shut in the garage all night. He was so upset that he shut him self in his bedroom and refused to come out. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Closing and blocking. barricade. batten down the hatches idiom. be snowed up idiom.
Shut-in definition: confined to one's home, a hospital, etc., as from illness.. See examples of SHUT-IN used in a sentence.
Shut in can be a phrasal verb meaning to close the door of a room, or a noun meaning a person who is confined indoors by illness or infirmity. It can also be an adjective or a term in psychology. Learn more about its usage and origin.
Learn the meaning of shut-in as an adjective or a noun, and see synonyms, sentences, and word forms. A shut-in can be an invalid who is confined indoors, or a person who avoids social contact.
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Definitions of shut-in. noun. someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury. synonyms: invalid. see more. adjective. confined usually by illness. synonyms: homebound, housebound. confined.
