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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.

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	shut - move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window" close 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" close 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" keep out, shut out, exclude 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.	shut - not open; "the door slammed shut" unopen, closed 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" closed

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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] vt → cerrar

vi → cerrarse

shut down vt, vi → cerrar [+ 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

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shut [shut , pt, pp ] [ʃʌt] vt → fermer

vi → (se) fermer

shut down vt → fermer définitivement [+ machine]; arrêter

vi → fermer définitivement

shut off vt → couper, 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

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shut [ʃʌt] [shut , pt, pp ] vt → schließen, zumachen (inf)

vi → sich schließen, zugehen;

(shop) → schließen, zumachen (inf)

shut down shut vt (factory etc) → schließen;

(machine) → abschalten

vi → schließen, 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

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shut [pt shut, pp ] [ʃʌt] vt → chiudere

vi → chiudersi, chiudere

shut down vt, vi → chiudere 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