Canadian English Meaning of shut
close
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Definitions and Meaning of shut in English
shut (v)
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
become closed
prevent from entering; shut out
shut (a)
not open
used especially of mouth or eyes
shut (imp. & p. p.)
of Shut
shut (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.
To forbid entrance into; to prohibit; to bar; as, to shut the ports of a country by a blockade.
To preclude; to exclude; to bar out.
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.
shut (v. i.)
To close itself; to become closed; as, the door shuts; it shuts hard.
shut (a.)
Closed or fastened; as, a shut door.
Rid; clear; free; as, to get shut of a person.
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.
Cut off sharply and abruptly by a following consonant in the same syllable, as the English short vowels, /, /, /, /, /, always are.
shut (n.)
The act or time of shutting; close; as, the shut of a door.
A door or cover; a shutter.
The line or place where two pieces of metal are united by welding.
FAQs About the word shut
close
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut, become closed, prevent from entering; shut out, not open, used especially of mouth or eyesof Shut,
close,lock,seal,slam,bash,bar,Batten down,bolt,chain,clap
open,unfasten,unlatch,unlock,unseal,unbar,Unbolt,unchain
shush => Shut up, shunting => shunting, shunter => shunt, shunted => shunted, shunt winding => Shunt winding,
