shut (sh t)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. Phrasal Verbs: 1. The act or time of shutting. 2. The line of connection between welded pieces of metal. 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 Idiom: 1. To cause (someone) to stop speaking; silence. 2. To stop speaking. 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
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | 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) 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 |
| 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" | |
| 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 | |
| Adj. | 1. |  shut - 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
adjective
1. closed, fastened, sealed, locked A smell of burning came from behind the shut door.
closed open, ajar, unfastened, unsealed, unclosed, unlocked
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.
Translations
shut [ʃʌt] (shut (pt, pp))
A. VT → cerrar
shut the door/window please → cierra la puerta/ventana por favor
to find the door shut → encontrar que la puerta está cerrada
they shut the door in his face → le dieron con la puerta en las narices
to shut one's fingers in the door → pillarse los dedos en la puerta
shut the door/window please → cierra la puerta/ventana por favor
to find the door shut → encontrar que la puerta está cerrada
they shut the door in his face → le dieron con la puerta en las narices
to shut one's fingers in the door → pillarse los dedos en la puerta
B. VI → cerrarse
what time do the shops shut? → ¿a qué hora cierran las tiendas?
we shut at five → cerramos a las cinco
the lid doesn't shut → la tapa no cierra(bien)
what time do the shops shut? → ¿a qué hora cierran las tiendas?
we shut at five → cerramos a las cinco
the lid doesn't shut → la tapa no cierra(bien)
shut away VT + ADV → encerrar
to shut o.s. away → encerrarse
he shuts himself away all day in his room → permanece encerrado todo el día en su habitación
to shut o.s. away → encerrarse
he shuts himself away all day in his room → permanece encerrado todo el día en su habitación
shut down
shut in VT + ADV (= enclose) → encerrar; (= surround) → cercar, rodear
to feel shut in → sentirse encerrado
the runner was shut in → el atleta se encontró tapado, al atleta se le cerró el paso
to feel shut in → sentirse encerrado
the runner was shut in → el atleta se encontró tapado, al atleta se le cerró el paso
shut off VT + ADV
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 + ADV → cerrar
B. VI + ADV → cerrarse
shut up
shut [ˈʃʌt] [shut] (pt, pp)
vi
[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?
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!
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.
The cinema shut down last year → Le cinéma a fermé l'année dernière.
shut off
vt sep [+ 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
[+ view] → boucher
vt sep
(= close) → fermer
(= silence) → faire taire
shut vb: pret, ptp <shut>
shut:
vt
(= close) eyes, door, box etc → zumachen, schließen; sportsground → schließen; penknife, book, wallet → zumachen, zuklappen; they shut the office at 6 → das Büro wird um 18.00 Uhr geschlossen; the strike shut the factory for a week → der Streik legte die Fabrik für eine Woche still; shut your eyes → mach die Augen zu; to shut one’s ears/eyes to something → vor etw (dat) → die Ohren/Augen verschließen; to shut one’s mind to something → sich einer Sache (dat) → verschließen; he shut his mind to thoughts of the past → Gedanken 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) something → jdn/etw in etw (dat) → einschließen; she was shut in the cellar as a punishment → sie wurde zur Strafe im Keller eingesperrt; to shut one’s fingers in the door → sich (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 shut → der Koffer will einfach nicht zugehen; it shuts very easily → es 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 wind → der Wind schlug die Tür zu
adj → geschlossen, zu pred (inf); sorry sir, we’re shut → wir haben leider geschlossen; the door swung shut → die Tür schlug zu; to find the door shut → vor verschlossener Tür stehen; shut in his dungeon → in seinem Kerker eingeschlossen; shut in his own little world → abgekapselt in seiner eigenen kleinen Welt; the shut mind of a reactionary → die Verbohrtheit eines Reaktionärs; his mind is shut to anything new → er verschließt sich allem Neuen
shut:
shutdown
shut-in
adj
shut-off
n (of gas, water) → Abstellen nt; we regret the temporary water shut yesterday → wir bedauern, dass wir gestern vorübergehend das Wasser abstellen mussten
adj
a shut feeling → ein 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))
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!
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!
shut away vt + adv (person, animal) → rinchiudere, chiudere; (valuables) → mettere al sicuro
shut down
shut in vt + adv → rinchiudere
shut off vt + adv
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
to be shut out of the house → rimanere chiuso/a fuori casa
shut up
2. vt + adv
a. (factory, business, house) → chiudere
b. (person, animal) → rinchiudere, chiudere; (valuables) → mettere al sicuro
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!
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!
shut away vt + adv (person, animal) → rinchiudere, chiudere; (valuables) → mettere al sicuro
shut down
shut in vt + adv → rinchiudere
shut off vt + adv
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
to be shut out of the house → rimanere chiuso/a fuori casa
shut up
2. vt + adv
a. (factory, business, house) → chiudere
b. (person, animal) → rinchiudere, chiudere; (valuables) → mettere al sicuro
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 关上，闭上
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 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) 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 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 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 禁闭
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 关闭的
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 关闭
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) 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 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) 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 分开，离开
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 住口
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 关店（门）
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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