shut

Definitions

1. 1past tense & past participle

   of Shut

2. 2transitive verb

   To close so as to hinder ingress or egress; as, to shut a door or a gate; to shut one's eyes or mouth.

3. 3transitive verb

   To forbid entrance into; to prohibit; to bar; as, to shut the ports of a country by a blockade.

4. 4transitive verb

   To preclude; to exclude; to bar out.

5. 5transitive verb

   To fold together; to close over, as the fingers; to close by bringing the parts together; as, to shut the hand; to shut a book.

6. 6intransitive verb

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

7. 7adjective

   Closed or fastened; as, a shut door.

8. 8adjective

   Rid; clear; free; as, to get shut of a person.

9. 9adjective

   Formed by complete closure of the mouth passage, and with the nose passage remaining closed; stopped, as are the mute consonants, p, t, k, b, d, and hard g.

10. 10adjective

    Cut off sharply and abruptly by a following consonant in the same syllable, as the English short vowels, /, /, /, /, /, always are.

11. 11noun

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

12. 12noun

    A door or cover; a shutter.

13. 13noun

    The line or place where two pieces of metal are united by welding.

14. 14verb

    move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

    "Close the door"

    "shut the window"

    Synonyms

    close
15. 15verb

    become closed

    "The windows closed with a loud bang"

    Synonyms

    close
16. 16verb

    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"

    Synonyms

    exclude
17. 17adjective

    not open

    "the door slammed shut"

    Synonyms

    closedunopen
18. 18adjective

    used especially of mouth or eyes

    "he sat quietly with closed eyes"

    "his eyes were shut against the sunlight"

    Synonyms

    closed