shut Sentence Examples
- The windows were shut tightly against the howling wind.
- I shut the door behind me to keep out the cold.
- The shutters were shut, blocking out the sunlight.
- She shut off the alarm clock and rolled over in bed.
- The shop was shut for the day, its lights turned off.
- The doctor shut the patient's wound with a few stitches.
- I shut my eyes tightly, trying to block out the horrific sight.
- The elevator door shut with a clang, and I was left alone inside.
- The butterflies in my stomach shut down as I took the stage.
- The company shut down its operations due to financial difficulties.
shut Meaning
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.
Synonyms & Antonyms of shut
FAQs About the word shut
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,
lock,close,slam, seal, bang, stopper, bolt, secure, plug, fasten
open, open,unlock, unlatch, unlock, unfasten, unfasten, unseal, unseal, unlatch
The windows were shut tightly against the howling wind.
I shut the door behind me to keep out the cold.
The shutters were shut, blocking out the sunlight.
She shut off the alarm clock and rolled over in bed.
