shut off

shut

 (shŭt)

v. shut, shut·ting, shuts

v.tr.

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. To fold up or bring together the parts of: shut the book.

6. To cause to stop operating: shut down a restaurant; a school that was shut for the vacation.

v.intr.

1. To move or become moved so as to block passage; close: a door that shuts by itself.

2. To stop operating, especially automatically: The electricity shuts off at midnight.

n.

1. The act or time of shutting.

2. The line of connection between welded pieces of metal.

Phrasal Verbs:

shut off

1. To stop the flow or passage of; cut off: shut off the hot water by closing a valve.

2. To close off; isolate: loners who shut themselves off from the community.

shut out Sports

To prevent (an opponent) from scoring any runs or points.

shut up

1. To cause (someone) to stop speaking; silence.

2. To stop speaking.

Idiom:

shut (one's) eyes to

To refuse to consider or acknowledge: administrators who shut their eyes to pervasive corruption.

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[Middle English shutten, from Old English scyttan; see skeud- in Indo-European roots.]

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	shut off - stem the flow of; "shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation" close off cease, discontinue, lay off, quit, stop, give up - put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
	2.	shut off - isolate or separate; "She was shut off from the friends" close off divide, separate - make a division or separation curtain off - separate by means of a curtain
	3.	shut off - block off the passage through; "We shut off the valve" block off, close off barricade, block, block up, blockade, block off, bar, stop - render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"

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shut

verb

To move (a door, for example) in order to cover an opening:

close.

phrasal verb
shut in

To confine within a limited area:

cage, coop (in or up), enclose, fence (in), immure, mew (up), pen, shut up, wall (in or up).

phrasal verb
shut off or out

To cut off from sight:

block (out), conceal, hide, obscure, obstruct, screen, shroud.

phrasal verb
shut out

1. To exclude from normal social or professional activities:

blackball, blacklist, boycott, ostracize.

2. To keep from being admitted, included, or considered:

bar, count out, debar, eliminate, except, exclude, keep out, rule out.

3. To rid one's mind of:

banish, cast out, dismiss, dispel.

phrasal verb
shut up

1. To confine within a limited area:

cage, coop (in or up), enclose, fence (in), immure, mew (up), pen, shut in, wall (in or up).

2. To enclose so as to hinder or prohibit escape:

closet, confine, imprison.

3. To cause to become silent:

hush, quiet, quieten, shush, silence, still.

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Translations

يَبْتَعِد، يَنْفَصِل عَنيوقِف

uzavřítuzavřít se

lukke sig ude

abschließenabstellen

couperfermer

einangra sig fráloka/skrúfa fyrir

chiudere

kapatmaksoyutlamakuzak tutmak

关掉隔绝

w>shut off

vt sep

gas, water, electricity → abstellen; light, engine → ab- or ausschalten; street → (ab)sperren; the kettle shuts itself off → der Wasserkessel schaltet von selbst ab

(= isolate) → (ab)trennen; I feel very shut off on this island → ich fühle mich auf dieser Insel sehr abgeschlossen; I feel shut off from my friends/civilization → ich komme mir von meinen Freunden/der Zivilisation abgeschnitten vor; to shut oneself off (from something) → sich abkapseln (von etw)

vi → abschalten; the heater shuts off automatically → das Heizgerät schaltet (sich) automatisch ab

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shut

(ʃat) – present participle ˈshutting: past tense, past participle shut – verb

1. to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open. Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look. sluit يُقْفِل، يُغْلِق затварям fechar zavřít schließen lukke κλείνω κτ. cerrar kinni panema بستن sulkea fermer לִסגוֹר बन्‍द करना zatvoriti, zaklopiti becsuk menutup loka chiudere 閉める 닫다 uždaryti, užverti aizvērt tutup dichtdoenlukke, stengezamykać ليرې كول، يورې خواته كول، په څنګ كول: ډډه كول: تېرايستل، تېرول (په پلمه fechar a închide закрывать zavrieť zapreti zatvoriti stänga ปิด kapatmak 關上 закривати; зачиняти دروازہ یا کھڑکی وغیرہ بند کرنا đóng 关上，闭上

2. to become closed. The window shut with a bang. sluit, toemaak يَنْقَفِل затварям (се) fechar-se zavřít se sich schließen lukke κλείνωcerrarse sulguma تعطيل شدن sulkeutua se fermer לְהִיסַגֵר बन्द हो जाना zatvoriti se, zaklopiti se (be)csukódik tertutup lokast, skella aftur chiudersi 閉まる 닫히다 užsidaryti aizvērties tertutup dichtgaanlukkes, lukke seg zamykać się تېرول fechar-se a se închide закрываться zavrieť sa zapreti se zatvoriti se stängas, slå (gå) igen ทำให้ปิด kapanmak 被關上 закриватися; зачинятися بند ہونا gập, gấp lại 关上

3. to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there. The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut. sluit يُقْفِل заключвам (се) fechar zavírat, zavřít schließen lukke κλείνωcerrar sulgema تعطيل كردن sulkea fermer לִנעוֹל बन्द हो जाना zatvoriti (dućan, tvornicu) bezár tutup loka chiudere 閉める 문을 닫다 už(si)daryti []slēgt tutup sluitenstenge, lukkezamykać تېرايستل fechar a încuia закрывать zatvárať, zavrieť zapreti zatvoriti stänga ปิด kapanmak 關閉 зачинятися, закінчувати роботу عمارت کو کام کے گھنٹوں کے بعد بند کرنا đóng cửa 关闭

4. to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something. The dog was shut inside the house. sluit, insluit, uitsluit يُقْفَل عَلَيْه приклещвам fechar zavřít einsperren lukke inde κλείνω κπ. ή κτ. μέσα encerrar (millessegi) sulgema, kinni panema محبوس شدن sulkea enfermer, mettre dehors לְהִסתַגֵר बन्द करना zatvoriti nekoga u nešto bezár mengurung loka inni/úti chiudere 閉じこめる 가두다 uždaryti ieslēgt mengurung sluiten stenge inne/ute zamykać يورې خواته كول fechar a încuia, a ţine departe de запирать zavrieť zapreti zatvoriti stänga inne/ute เก็บ kapanıp kalmak, kapatıp bırakmamak 禁閉 замикати کسی کو گھر کے باہر یا اندر بند کر دینا nhốt 禁闭

adjective

closed. gesluit مُغْلَق، مُقْفَل، موصَد затворен fechado zavřený geschlossen lukket κλειστόςcerrado suletud, kinni تعطيل suljettu ferméסגור बन्द zatvoren, zaklopljen zárva van tertutup lokaður chiuso 閉まった 닫혀진, 폐쇄된 uždarytas aizvērts; []slēgts tertutup dichtstengt, lukketzamknięty تېرول fechado închis закрытый, запертый zavretý zaprt zatvoren stängd ซึ่งถูกปิด kapalı 關閉的 закритий, зачинений بند khép kín 关闭的

shut down (of a factory etc) to close or be closed, for a time or permanently: There is a rumour going round that the factory is going to (be) shut down (noun ˈshut-down)

sluit يُغْلَق، يُقْفَل прекратявам работа encerrar zavřít stillegen lukke κλείνω, παύω να λειτουργώ, οριστικό κλείσιμο, λουκέτοcerrar, apagar, clausurar tegevust lõpetama, sulgema تعطيل شئن sulkea fermer; fermetureסגירה बन्द करना, गिराना, गिरा देना obustaviti rad bezár menutup hætta starfsemi chiudere; chiusura 休業する 휴업, 조업 정지 už(si)daryti slēgt (uzņēmumu); likvidēt penutupan stopzettenlukkezamykać, zostać zamkniętym تړل كيدل encerrar a închide закрывать zavrieť zapreti zatvoriti slå igen, lägga ner ปิดกิจการ kapanmak 停業 закривати; припиняти роботу ہمیشہ کے لئے بند ہو جانا đóng cửa 关闭，倒闭

shut off

1. to stop an engine working, a liquid flowing etc. I'll need to shut the gas off before I repair the fire. afsluit يوقِف спирам (машина) fechar uzavřít abstellen slukke for κλείνω, διακόπτω τη λειτουργία ή την παροχή cortar, cerrar seiskama, tõkestama خاموش كردن ؛ قطع كردن sulkea fermer, couper לְנָתֵק बन्द करना isključiti, prekinuti dovod elzár menyetop, mematikan mesin loka/skrúfa fyrir chiudere, togliere 止める 정지하다 atjungti, išjungti izslēgt; nogriezt memberhentikan afsluitenslå av, stoppe odłączać, wyłączać خاموش کول fechar a închide, a întrerupe отключить uzavrieť zapreti zaustaviti stänga (slå) av ปิด kapatmak 關掉 закривати; вимикати کسی روانی یا کارروائی کی بندش، موقوفی khóa, tắt, ngắt 关掉

2. to keep away (from); to make separate (from). He shut himself off from the rest of the world. afskei يَبْتَعِد، يَنْفَصِل عَن изолирам (се) isolar(-se) uzavřít se abschließen lukke sig ude απομονώνω, κρατώ μακριά από κπ. ή κτ. aislar eralduma, eraldama جدا نگه داشتن erakoitua se couper de לְהִיסָגֵר दूर रहना isključiti se, izolirati se elzár mengurung einangra sig frá tagliare fuori, isolare 切り離す 고립시키다 atsiskirti noslēgties mengasingkan diri afzonderenstenge avizolować ځلا ساتل isolar a se rupe (de) отгораживаться zavrieť sa izključiti (se) odvojiti stänga ute, skärma av sig แยก uzak tutmak, soyutlamak 隔絕，隔離 ізолювати(ся) محدود کرنا، الگ ہونا ngăn cách ra, tách ra khỏi 隔绝

shut up

1. to (cause to) stop speaking. Tell them to shut up!; That'll shut him up! ophou praat يَتَوَقَّف عن الكَلام، يُقْفِل فَمَه млъквам calar-se (u)mlčet den Mund halten/stopfen hold mund; få til at tie stille σωπαίνω, το βουλώνω, βουλώνω το στόμα κπ. callarse, hacer callar vait jääma, suu kinni! ساكت شدن sulkea suu taire לְהַשתִיק चुप करना začepiti (usta), zavezati elhallgat (menyuruh) berhenti bicara þagna; þagga niður í e-m; haltu kjafti! tacere, far tacere 黙る 입다물다 už(si)čiaupti apklust; apklusināt diam zwijgen holde kjeft/munn zamykać się ساکت شول calar-se a face să tacă замолчать (u)mlčať utihniti; utišati začepiti [få att] hålla tyst หยุดพูด konuşmamak, susmak, çenesini kapatmak (使某人)住嘴 замовкнути خاموش ہونا یا کرنا câm, im mồm 安静，住口

2. to close and lock. It's time to shut up the shop. sluit يُقْفِل заключвам fechar zavřít schließen lukke κλειδώνωcerrar sulgema تعطيل كردن sulkea fermer לִנעוֹל ताला लगाना zakračunati, čvrsto zatvoriti bezár menutup loka og læsa chiudere 閉ざす 문을 닫다 uždaryti aizslēgt menutup sluitenstenge pozamykać معتل کول fechar a încuia запирать zavrieť zapreti zatvoriti stänga till (igen) ปิดสนิท kapatmak 打烊 закривати دکان یا مکان کو بند کرنا đóng cửa 关店（门）

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