Shut - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ʃʌt|  American pronunciation of the word shut
Brit.  |ʃʌt|  British pronunciation of the word shut
irregular verb:  p.t. — shut  p.p. — shut

verb

- move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut (syn: close)
shut the window
- become closed (syn: close)
- prevent from entering; shut out (syn: exclude, keep out, shut out)
The trees were shutting out all sunlight

adjective

- not open (syn: closed)
the door slammed shut
- used especially of mouth or eyes (syn: closed)
his eyes were shut against the sunlight

Extra examples

He shut his eyes and went to sleep.

She shut the book loudly.

I accidentally shut the door on her fingers.

The door shut slowly behind me.

The owner is shutting the pub for the weekend.

They plan to shut the factory by the end of the year.

She listened to the music with her eyes shut.

Check to make sure that all the windows are shut.

Shut the box to.

Make sure that you shut the door to as you leave.

He shut the lid down with a loud noise.

The confidential documents are kept shut up in a strongbox.

It isn't kind to shut the dog in all day while you're at work.

That poor dog has been shut up in the house all day while the owners were out.

The window won't shut.

Phrasal verbs

shut down  — cease to operate or cause to cease operating
shut in  — surround completely
shut off  — stem the flow of
shut out  — prevent from entering; shut out
shut up  — refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: shut
he/she/it: shuts
present participle: shutting
past tense: shut
past participle: shut
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