Canadian English Meaning of shut

close

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Definitions and Meaning of shut in English

Wordnet

shut (v)

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

become closed

prevent from entering; shut out

Wordnet

shut (a)

not open

used especially of mouth or eyes

Webster

shut (imp. & p. p.)

of Shut

Webster

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.

Webster

shut (v. i.)

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

Webster

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.

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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,