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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?

   • Define shut. shut synonyms, shut pronunciation, shut translation, English dictionary definition of shut. v. shut , shut·ting , shuts v. tr. 1. a. To move so as to block passage through an opening. b. To fasten with a lock, catch, or latch: shut the cabinet.

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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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     OPEN-AND-SHUT definition: 1. An open-and-shut problem or...

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     SHUT translate: menutup, tertutup, tutup, mengurung,...

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