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   shut

   /ʃʌt/

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   • 1. move (something) into position so as to block an opening; close: "shut the window, please"
   • ▪ move or be able to be moved so as to block an opening: "the door shut behind him"
   • ▪ block an opening into (something) by moving something into position: "he shut the box and locked it"
   • ▪ prevent access to or along: "they ought to shut the path up to that terrible cliff"
   • ▪ fold or bring together the sides of (something) so as to close it: "he shut his book"
   • ▪ keep in a place by closing something such as a door: "it was his own dog which he had accidentally shut outside"
   • 2. make (something) unavailable for business or service, either permanently or until due to be open again: "we shut the shop for lunch"
   • ▪ become unavailable for business or service, either permanently or until due to be open again: "the accident and emergency departments will shut"

   Word Origin Old Englishscyttan ‘put (a bolt) in position to hold fast’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch schutten ‘shut up, obstruct’, also to shoot.

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   What does close mean in English?

   • 1. to move (something) so as to cover an aperture; close: to shut a door. 2. to close (something) by bringing together the parts: to shut a book. 3. (often foll by: up) to close or lock the doors of: to shut up a house. 4. (tr; foll by in, out, etc) to confine, enclose, or exclude: to shut a child in a room. 9.

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   What does shut mean?

   • The meaning of SHUT is to move into position to close an opening. How to use shut in a sentence.

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   What does shut a door mean?

   • If you shut something such as a door or if it shuts, it moves so that it fills a hole or a space. Please shut the gate. 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.

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   What does 'shut out' mean?

   • To exclude or deny entry to is the meaning of 'shut out'. This term can also be used to block something or someone, as in 'Anyone convicted of a crime is shut out from the legal profession'. Additionally, 'shut out' can mean to prevent an opponent from scoring, as in 'They were shut out of the last two games'. Reagan shut out Ford in the Texas primary in 1976.

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   What does shut off mean?

   • the act or time of shutting or closing. the line where two pieces of welded metal are united. to stop the passage of (water, traffic, electricity, etc.); close off. an outpost almost completely shut off from civilization. to enclose. She broke her leg in a fall and has been shut in for several weeks. to imprison; confine. to close entirely.

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   What does it mean if you shut your eyes?

   • Shut is also an adjective. They have warned residents to stay inside and keep their doors and windows shut. The exit doors were locked shut. If you shut your eyes, you lower your eyelids so that you cannot see anything. Lucy shut her eyes so she wouldn't see it happen. [VERB noun] Shut is also an adjective.

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   If you shut something such as a door or if it shuts, it moves so that it fills a hole or a space. Just make sure you shut the gate after you. [VERB noun] The screen door shut gently. [VERB] Synonyms: close, secure, fasten, bar More Synonyms of shut. Shut is also an adjective.

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