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shut  (sht)
v. shut, shut·ting, shuts
v.tr.
1. To move (a door or lid, for example) so as to block passage through an opening.
2. To block entrance to or exit from; close: shut a corridor.
3. To fasten with a lock, catch, or latch.
4. To confine in or as if in a closed space: shut them in a cage.
5. To exclude from or as if from a closed space: shut the cats out of the house.
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.

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

shut
Verb
[shutting, shut]
1. to move (something) so as to cover an opening: shut the door
2. to close (something) by bringing together the parts: Ridley shut the folder
3. shut up to close or lock the doors of: let's shut up the shop
4. shut in to confine or enclose
5. shut out to prevent from entering
6. (of a shop or other establishment) to stop operating for the day: the late-night rush after the pubs shut
Adjective
closed or fastened
See also shutdown, shut off, etc. [Old English scyttan]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.shut - move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"
snap - close with a snapping motion; "The lock snapped shut"
slat - close the slats of (windows)
slam, bang - close violently; "He slammed the door shut"
shutter - close with shutters; "We shuttered the window to keep the house cool"
draw - move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains"
roll up - close (a car window) by causing it to move up, as with a handle; "she rolled up the window when it started to rain"
bung - close with a cork or stopper
close, shut - become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"
seal, seal off - make tight; secure against leakage; "seal the windows"
inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
lock away, put away, shut away, shut up, lock in, lock up, lock - place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"
2.shut - become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"
change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
close, shut - move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"
3.shut - prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"
excommunicate, unchurch, curse - exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
lock out - prevent employees from working during a strike
prevent, keep - stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
ostracise, ostracize - avoid speaking to or dealing with; "Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me"
Adj.1.shutshut - not open; "the door slammed shut"    
closed - not open or affording passage or access; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains"
open, unfastened - affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open"
2.shut - used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight"

shut
verb 1. close, secure, fasten, bar, seal, slam, push to, draw to << OPPOSITE open
adjective 2. closed, fastened, sealed, locked << OPPOSITE open
shut down stop work, halt work, cease operating, close down, cease trading, discontinue
shut someone out exclude, bar, keep out, black, lock out, ostracize, debar, blackball
shut someone up
1. (Informal) silence, gag, hush, muzzle, fall silent, button it (slang) pipe down (slang) hold your tongue, put a sock in it Brit. (slang) keep your trap shut (slang) cut the cackle (informal) button your lip (slang)
2. confine, cage, imprison, keep in, box in, intern, incarcerate, coop up, immure
shut something in confine, cage, enclose, imprison, impound, pound, wall off or up
shut something out block out, screen, hide, cover, mask, veil
Translations
shut [pt, pp shut] [ʃʌt] vtcerrar
vicerrarse
shut down vt, vicerrar [+ machine]; parar
shut off vt (= stop) [+ power, water supply etc] → interrumpir, cortar [+ engine]; parar
shut out vt [+ person] → excluir, dejar fuera [+ noise, cold]; no dejar entrar (= block) [+ view] → tapar [+ memory]; tratar de olvidar
shut up vi (col) (= keep quiet); callarse
vt (= close) → cerrar (= silence); callar

shut [shut , pt, pp ] [ʃʌt] vtfermer
vi(se) fermer
shut down vtfermer définitivement [+ machine]; arrêter
shut off vtcouper, arrêter
shut out vt [+ person, cold] → empêcher d'entrer [+ noise]; éviter d'entendre (= block) [+ view] → boucher: [+ memory of sth]; chasser de son esprit
shut up vi (inf) (= keep quiet); se taire
vt (= close) → fermer (= silence); faire taire

shut [ʃʌt] [shut , pt, pp ] vtschließen, zumachen (inf)
(shop) → schließen, zumachen (inf)
shut down shut vt (factory etc) → schließen;
(machine) → abschalten
vischließen, zumachen (inf)
shut off shut vt (gas, electricity) → abstellen;
(oil supplies etc) → abschneiden
shut out shut vt (person) → aussperren;
(cold, noise) → nicht hereinlassen;
(view) → versperren;
(memory, thought) → verdrängen
shut up shut vi (inf) (keep quiet) → den Mund halten
vt (silence) → zum Schweigen bringen

shut [pt shut, pp ] [ʃʌt] vtchiudere
shut down vt, vichiudere definitivamente
shut off vt (= stop) [+ power] → staccare: [+ water]; chiudere: [+ engine]; spegnere (= isolate); isolare
shut out vt [+ person, noise, cold] → non far entrare (= block) [+ view] → impedire, bloccare: [+ memory]; scacciare
shut up vi (col) (= keep quiet); stare zitto/a
vt (= close) → chiudere (= silence); far tacere

shut
v shut [ʃat]
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 zavřít lukke schließen 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 dichtdoen lukke, stenge zamykać fechar a închide закрывать zavrieť zapreti zatvoriti stänga ปิด kapatmak 關上,閉上 закривати; зачиняти دروازہ یا کھڑکی وغیرہ بند کرنا đóng
2 to become closed The window shut with a bang. sluit, toemaak يَنْقَفِل затварям (се) zavřít se lukke sich schließen κλείνω cerrarse 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 dichtgaan lukkes, lukke seg zamykać się fechar-se a se închide закрываться zavrieť sa zapreti se zatvoriti se stängas, slå (gå) igen ทำให้ปิด kapanmak 關上 закриватися; зачинятися بند ہونا gập, gấp lại
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) zavírat, zavřít lukke schließen κλείνω (για χώρο εργασίας) cerrar sulgema تعطيل كردن sulkea fermer לִנעוֹל बन्द हो जाना zatvoriti (dućan, tvornicu) bezár tutup loka chiudere 閉める 잠기다; 잠그다 už(si)daryti []slēgt tutup sluiten stenge, lukke zamykać fechar a încuia закрывать(ся) zatvárať, zavrieť zapreti zatvoriti stänga ปิด kapanmak 關閉 зачинятися, закінчувати роботу عمارت کو کام کے گھنٹوں کے بعد بند کرنا đóng cửa
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 zavřít lukke inde einsperren 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 ...을 가두어 넣다 uždaryti ieslēgt mengurung sluiten stenge inne/ute zamykać 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
adj
closed. gesluit مُغْلَق، مُقْفَل، موصَد затворен zavřený lukket geschlossen κλειστός cerrado suletud, kinni تعطيل suljettu fermé סָגוּר बन्द zatvoren, zaklopljen zárva van tertutup lokaður chiuso 閉まった 닫힌, 잠긴 uždarytas aizvērts; []slēgts tertutup dicht stengt, lukket zamknięty fechado închis закрытый, запертый zavretý zaprt zatvoren stängd ซึ่งถูกปิด kapalı 關閉的 закритий, зачинений بند khép kín
shut down
sluit يُغْلَق، يُقْفَل прекратявам работа zavřít lukke stillegen κλείνω, παύω να λειτουργώ, οριστικό κλείσιμο, λουκέτο cerrar, apagar, clausurar tegevust lõpetama, sulgema تعطيل شئن lopettaa toimintansa, sulkea fermer (ses portes); fermeture סְגִירָה बन्द करना, गिराना, गिरा देना obustaviti rad bezár menutup hætta starfsemi chiudere; chiusura 休業する už(si)daryti slēgt (uzņēmumu); likvidēt penutupan stopzetten lukke(s) zamykać, zostać zamkniętym encerrar a închide закрывать(ся) zavrieť zapreti zatvoriti slå igen, lägga ner ปิดกิจการ kapanmak 關閉 закривати; припиняти роботу ہمیشہ کے لئے بند ہو جانا đóng cửa
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) uzavřít slukke for abstellen κλείνω, διακόπτω τη λειτουργία ή την παροχή cortar, cerrar seiskama, tõkestama خاموش كردن ؛ قطع كردن sulkea, sammuttaa fermer, couper לְנָתֵק बन्द करना isključiti, prekinuti dovod elzár menyetop, mematikan mesin loka/skrúfa fyrir chiudere, togliere 止める 끄다, 잠그다 atjungti, išjungti izslēgt; nogriezt memberhentikan afsluiten slå av, stoppe odłączać, wyłączać 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
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) uzavřít se lukke sig ude abschließen απομονώνω, κρατώ μακριά από κπ. ή κτ. aislar(se) eralduma, eraldama جدا نگه داشتن eristää se couper de לְהִיסָגֵר दूर रहना isključiti se, izolirati se elzár mengurung einangra sig frá tagliare fuori, isolare 切り離す ...을 떼어내다, 차단하다 atsiskirti noslēgties mengasingkan diri afzonderen stenge av izolować (się) isolar(-se) a se rupe (de) отгораживаться zavrieť sa izključiti (se) odvojiti stänga ute, skärma av sig แยก uzak tutmak, soyutlamak 分開,離開 ізолювати(ся) محدود کرنا، الگ ہونا ngăn cách ra, tách ra khỏi
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 (u)mlčet hold mund; få til at tie stille den Mund halten/stopfen σωπαίνω, το βουλώνω, βουλώνω το στόμα κπ. callarse, hacer callar vait jääma, suu kinni! ساكت شدن tukkia suu, sulkea suunsa (faire) 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; 입다물게 하다 už(si)čiaupti apklust; apklusināt diam (doen) zwijgen holde kjeft/munn zamykać się calar-se a face să tacă (заставить) замолчать (u)mlčať utihniti; utišati začepiti [] hålla tyst หยุดพูด konuşmamak, susmak, çenesini kapatmak 住口 замовкнути خاموش ہونا یا کرنا câm, im mồm
2 to close and lock It's time to shut up the shop. sluit يُقْفِل заключвам zavřít lukke schließen κλειδώνω cerrar sulgema تعطيل كردن panna kiinni fermer לִנעוֹל ताला लगाना zakračunati, čvrsto zatvoriti bezár menutup loka og læsa chiudere 閉ざす ...를 닫다 uždaryti aizslēgt menutup sluiten stenge (butikken) pozamykać fechar a încuia запирать zavrieť zapreti zatvoriti stänga till (igen) ปิดสนิท kapatmak 關店(門) закривати دکان یا مکان کو بند کرنا đóng cửa


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