Lexic.us

Definition of Shut

1. Adjective. Not open. "The door slammed shut"

2. Verb. Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut. "They want to shut the doors"; "Shut the window"

3. Adjective. Used especially of mouth or eyes. "His eyes were shut against the sunlight"

4. Verb. Become closed. "The doors shut "; "The windows closed with a loud bang"

5. Verb. Prevent from entering; shut out. "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"

Definition of Shut

1. v. t. To close so as to hinder ingress or egress; as, to shut a door or a gate; to shut one's eyes or mouth.

2. v. i. To close itself; to become closed; as, the door shuts; it shuts hard.

3. a. Closed or fastened; as, a shut door.

4. n. The act or time of shutting; close; as, the shut of a door.

Definition of Shut

1. Verb. (transitive) To close, to stop from being open. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To close, to stop being open. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive or intransitive chiefly British) To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed. ¹

4. Noun. (British Shropshire dialect) A narrow alley or passage acting as a short cut through the buildings between two streets. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shut

1. to close [v SHUT, SHUTTING, SHUTS] - See also: close

Medical Definition of Shut

1. 1. Closed or fastened; as, a shut door. 2. Rid; clear; free; as, to get shut of a person. 3. Cut off sharply and abruptly by a following consonant in the same syllable, as the English short vowels,

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shut

shup shura shurangiz shuras shure shurely shome mishtake shuriken shurikens shush shushed

shusher shushers shushes shushing shusse hiro shut (current term) shut-eye shut-in shut-in personality shut-ins

shut-off shut-offs shut away shut down shut in shut off shut one's face shut one's mouth shut out shut the door on

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