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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 [ʃʌt]
vb shuts, shutting, shut
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. (tr; 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
5. (tr) to prevent (a business, etc.) from operating
shut one's eyes to to ignore deliberately
shut the door on
a.  to refuse to think about
b.  to render impossible
adj
closed or fastened
n
1. the act or time of shutting
2. (Engineering / Metallurgy) the line along which pieces of metal are welded
get shut or shot of Slang to get rid of See also shutdown, shut-off, shutout, shut up
[Old English scyttan; related to Old Frisian sketta to shut in, Middle Dutch schutten to obstruct]
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"
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"
inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
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
close, secure, fasten, bar, seal, slam, push to, draw to, padlock Just make sure you shut the gate after you.
close open, unlock, unfasten, undo, throw wide, unbar, unclose
adjective
1. closed, fastened, sealed, locked A smell of burning came from behind the shut door.
closed open, ajar, unfastened, unsealed, unclosed, unlocked
shut down stop work, halt work, cease operating, close down, cease trading, discontinue, wind up business Smaller constructors had been forced to shut down.
shut someone off cut off, isolate, detach, separate, divorce, segregate, sequester, set apart She shut herself off from all the social aspects of life.
shut someone out exclude, bar, keep out, black, lock out, ostracize, debar, blackball I was set to shut out anyone else who came knocking.
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) A sharp put-down was the only way he knew of shutting her up.
2. confine, cage, imprison, keep in, box in, intern, incarcerate, coop up, immure They shut him up in a windowless tower.
shut something down
1. switch off, close down The rollercoaster was shut down yesterday.
2. close down, shut up, put into receivership, discontinue, liquidate They've begun action to have the business shut down.
shut something in confine, cage, enclose, imprison, impound, pound, wall off or up The door enables us to shut the birds in in bad weather.
shut something off block off, stop, halt, arrest, obstruct, impede They have shut off all supplies to farmers.
shut something out block out, screen, hide, cover, mask, veil I shut out the memory that was too painful to dwell on.
shut up (Informal) be quiet, hush, 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) Why don't you just shut up for a minute?
shut yourself away hide away, hole up, lie low, go into hiding, go underground, take cover, go to ground He had again shut himself away in his darkened studio.
Translations
shut [ʃʌt] (shut (pt, pp))
A. VTcerrar
shut the door/window pleasecierra la puerta/ventana por favor
to find the door shutencontrar que la puerta está cerrada
they shut the door in his facele dieron con la puerta en las narices
to shut one's fingers in the doorpillarse los dedos en la puerta
B. VIcerrarse
what time do the shops shut?¿a qué hora cierran las tiendas?
we shut at fivecerramos a las cinco
the lid doesn't shutla tapa no cierra(bien)
shut away VT + ADVencerrar
to shut o.s. awayencerrarse
he shuts himself away all day in his roompermanece encerrado todo el día en su habitación
shut down
A. VI + ADVcerrarse
the cinema shut down last yearel cine cerró el año pasado
B. VT + ADV [+ lid, business, factory] → cerrar; [+ machine] → apagar; (by law) → clausurar
shut in VT + ADV (= enclose) → encerrar; (= surround) → cercar, rodear
to feel shut insentirse encerrado
the runner was shut inel atleta se encontró tapado, al atleta se le cerró el paso
shut off VT + ADV
1. (= stop) [+ water, power] → cortar, cerrar; [+ engine, machine] → apagar
2. (= isolate) → aislar (from de) to be shut off fromestar aislado de
shut out VT + ADV (= leave outside) → dejar fuera; (= put outside) → sacar; (= close door on) → cerrar la puerta a; (= keep out) → excluir; (= block) → tapar
shut to
A. VT + ADVcerrar
B. VI + ADVcerrarse
shut up
A. VI + ADV (= be quiet) → callarse
shut up!¡cállate!
to shut up like a clamcallarse como un muerto
B. VT + ADV
1. (= close) → cerrar
2. (= enclose) → encerrar
3. (= silence) → callar, hacer callar

shut [ˈʃʌt] [shut] (pt, pp)
vt
[+ door, gate, window] → fermer
[+ eyes] → fermer
to shut one's eyes to sth (= ignore) → refuser de voir qch
[+ mouth] → fermer
shut your mouth! → la ferme! >
shut your face! → ta gueule!
[+ shop, bar, library, museum] → fermer
vi
[door, gate, window] → fermer, se fermer
[eyes] → se fermer
[shop, bar, library, museum] → fermer
What time do you shut? → À quelle heure est-ce que vous fermez?
What time do the shops shut? → À quelle heure est-ce que les magasins ferment?
adj
[door, window] → fermé(e)
[eyes] → fermé(e)
to keep one's mouth shut → tenir sa langue
keep your mouth shut! (= don't tell anyone) → ne dis rien!
[shop] → fermé(e)
shut down
vt sep
[+ factory, business] → fermer définitivement
[+ machine, computer] → arrêter
vi [factory, business] → fermer définitivement
The cinema shut down last year → Le cinéma a fermé l'année dernière.
shut off
vt sep
[+ machine, engine, alarm] → arrêter, éteindre
[+ view] → boucher
[+ supplies] → couper
to shut o.s. off → s'isoler
shut out
vt sep
(= prevent from entering) [+ person] → empêcher d'entrer; [+ cold] → empêcher d'entrer; [+ noise] → éviter d'entendre
(= exclude) [+ person] → écarter
to shut sb out of one's life → couper les ponts avec qn
[+ view] → boucher
[+ memory, thought, feeling] → chasser de son esprit
shut up
vi
(= keep quiet) → se taire
Shut up! → Tais-toi!
vt sep
(= close) → fermer
(= silence) → faire taire

shut vb: pret, ptp <shut>
vt
(= close) eyes, door, box etczumachen, schließen; sportsgroundschließen; penknife, book, walletzumachen, zuklappen; they shut the office at 6das Büro wird um 18.00 Uhr geschlossen; the strike shut the factory for a weekder Streik legte die Fabrik für eine Woche still; shut your eyesmach die Augen zu; to shut one’s ears/eyes to somethingvor etw (dat)die Ohren/Augen verschließen; to shut one’s mind to somethingsich einer Sache (dat)verschließen; he shut his mind to thoughts of the pastGedanken an die Vergangenheit schob er weit von sich; shut your mouth or face! (inf) shut it! (inf)halts Maul! (inf)
to shut somebody/something in(to) somethingjdn/etw in etw (dat)einschließen; she was shut in the cellar as a punishmentsie wurde zur Strafe im Keller eingesperrt; to shut one’s fingers in the doorsich (dat)die Finger in der Tür einklemmen
vi (door, window, box)schließen, zugehen; (shop, factory)schließen, geschlossen werden, zumachen (inf); (sportsground)geschlossen werden; (eyes)sich schließen; the suitcase just won’t shutder Koffer will einfach nicht zugehen; it shuts very easilyes lässt sich ganz leicht schließen or zumachen; when do the shops shut?wann schließen die Geschäfte?, wann machen die Geschäfte zu? (inf); the door shut in the windder Wind schlug die Tür zu
adjgeschlossen, zu pred (inf); sorry sir, we’re shutwir haben leider geschlossen; the door swung shutdie Tür schlug zu; to find the door shutvor verschlossener Tür stehen; shut in his dungeonin seinem Kerker eingeschlossen; shut in his own little worldabgekapselt in seiner eigenen kleinen Welt; the shut mind of a reactionarydie Verbohrtheit eines Reaktionärs; his mind is shut to anything newer verschließt sich allem Neuen

shut:
shutdown
nStilllegung f; (of schools, factory)Schließung f; (TV, Rad) → Sendeschluss m
shuteye
n (inf)Schlaf m; I need some shutich brauche etwas Schlaf or ein paar Stunden Schlaf
shut-in
adj
(US: = confined to the house/bed) → ans Haus/Bett gefesselt
a shut feelingein Gefühl ntdes Eingeschlossenseins
n (US) he is a shuter ist ans Haus/ans Bett gefesselt
shut-off
n (of gas, water)Abstellen nt; we regret the temporary water shut yesterdaywir bedauern, dass wir gestern vorübergehend das Wasser abstellen mussten
adj
a shut feelingein Gefühl des Abgeschlossenseins or Abgeschnittenseins
shut switch (of electricity, engine)Hauptschalter m
shut-out
n (US Sport) → Zu-null-Niederlage f, → Zu-null-Sieg m

shut [ʃʌt] (shut (pt, pp))
1. vt (gen) → chiudere
to shut the door in sb's face → sbattere la porta in faccia a qn
to shut one's finger in the door → chiudersi un dito nella porta
to shut sb in a room → rinchiudere qn in una stanza
shut your mouth or face! (fam!) → chiudi il becco!
2. vi (door, window) → chiudersi; (shop, bank) → chiudere
3. adjchiuso/a
to keep one's mouth shut → tenere la bocca chiusa
shut away vt + adv (person, animal) → rinchiudere, chiudere; (valuables) → mettere al sicuro
shut down
1. vi + adv (factory, shop) → chiudere i battenti
2. vt + adv (factory, shop) → chiudere; (machine) → fermare; (nuclear reactor) → ridurre al minimo
shut in vt + advrinchiudere
shut off vt + adv
a. (stop, power) → staccare; (water) → chiudere; (engine) → spegnere
b. (isolate) to shut off (from)tagliar fuori (da), isolare (da)
shut out vt + adv (person, noise, cold) → non far entrare; (block, view) → impedire, bloccare; (memory) → scacciare
to be shut out of the house → rimanere chiuso/a fuori casa
shut up
1. vi + adv (fam) (be quiet) → star zitto/a
shut up! → stai zitto!
2. vt + adv
a. (factory, business, house) → chiudere
b. (person, animal) → rinchiudere, chiudere; (valuables) → mettere al sicuro
c. (fam) (silence) → far stare zitto/a

shut [ʃʌt] (shut (pt, pp))
1. vt (gen) → chiudere
to shut the door in sb's face → sbattere la porta in faccia a qn
to shut one's finger in the door → chiudersi un dito nella porta
to shut sb in a room → rinchiudere qn in una stanza
shut your mouth or face! (fam!) → chiudi il becco!
2. vi (door, window) → chiudersi; (shop, bank) → chiudere
3. adjchiuso/a
to keep one's mouth shut → tenere la bocca chiusa
shut away vt + adv (person, animal) → rinchiudere, chiudere; (valuables) → mettere al sicuro
shut down
1. vi + adv (factory, shop) → chiudere i battenti
2. vt + adv (factory, shop) → chiudere; (machine) → fermare; (nuclear reactor) → ridurre al minimo
shut in vt + advrinchiudere
shut off vt + adv
a. (stop, power) → staccare; (water) → chiudere; (engine) → spegnere
b. (isolate) to shut off (from)tagliar fuori (da), isolare (da)
shut out vt + adv (person, noise, cold) → non far entrare; (block, view) → impedire, bloccare; (memory) → scacciare
to be shut out of the house → rimanere chiuso/a fuori casa
shut up
1. vi + adv (fam) (be quiet) → star zitto/a
shut up! → stai zitto!
2. vt + adv
a. (factory, business, house) → chiudere
b. (person, animal) → rinchiudere, chiudere; (valuables) → mettere al sicuro
c. (fam) (silence) → far stare zitto/a

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 被關上 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 문을 닫다 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 가두다 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 닫혀진, 폐쇄된 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 휴업, 조업 정지 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 停業 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 정지하다 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 고립시키다 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 隔絕,隔離 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 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 (使某人)住嘴 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 문을 닫다 uždaryti aizslēgt menutup sluiten stenge (butikken) pozamykać fechar a încuia запирать zavrieť zapreti zatvoriti stänga till (igen) ปิดสนิท kapatmak 打烊 закривати دکان یا مکان کو بند کرنا đóng cửa

shut يُغلِق zavřít lukke schließen κλείνω cerrar sulkea fermer zatvoriti chiudere 閉める (...을) 닫다 sluiten stenge zamknąć fechar закрывать stänga ปิด kapatmak đóng 关闭


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