shut
8 ENTRIES FOUND:
shuts;
shut;
shutting
shuts;
shut;
shutting
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHUT
1
a
[+ object]
:
to close (something)
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Please shut the door/window/lid/drawer.
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He shut his eyes and went to sleep.
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She shut the book loudly.
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I accidentally shut the door on her fingers.
b
[no object]
:
to become closed
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flowers that shut at night
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The door shut slowly behind me.
2
:
to stop the services or activities of (a business, school, etc.) for a period of time or forever
:
close
[+ object]
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The owner is shutting the pub for the weekend.
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They plan to shut the factory by the end of the year.
[no object]
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(Brit) The restaurant shuts [=closes] at 11.
shut away
[phrasal verb]
shut (someone or something) away
:
to put (someone or something) in a place that is separate from others
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She was shut away in prison for three years.
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He shut himself away (in his room) to study.
shut down
[phrasal verb]
1
shut down
or
shut down (something)
or
shut (something) down
a
:
to close or to cause (a business, factory, etc.) to close for a period of time or forever
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They were forced to shut down the store.
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The factory shut down.
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The vendors started shutting down for the night.
b
:
to stop operating or to cause (a machine) to stop operating
—
see also shutdown
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The computer suddenly shut down. [=turned off]
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She shut down her computer and went home.
2
shut down (someone or something)
or
shut (someone or something) down
informal
:
to cause (an opponent) to be unsuccessful, unable to score, etc.
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The defense shut down the opposition.
shut in
[phrasal verb]
1
shut (someone or something) in (something)
:
to put (someone or something) in a room and close or lock the door
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Someone shut the cat in the closet.
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He shut himself in his room to study.
2
shut (something) in (something)
:
to have (something, such as your hand or finger) in between the parts of (something, such as a door or window) when it closes
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He accidentally shut his hand in the car door.
shut off
[phrasal verb]
1
shut off
or
shut off (something)
or
shut (something) off
:
to stop operating or to cause (a machine, light, etc.) to stop operating
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The camera shuts off [=turns off] automatically when not in use.
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She shut off the car.
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Who shut off the lights?
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Shut the television off and go to bed.
2
shut off (something)
or
shut (something) off
:
to stop the flow or supply of (something)
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Make sure to shut off the water/gas/electricity before beginning any work.
3
shut (yourself) off
:
to keep (yourself) in a place that is away from other people
— usually + from
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He shut himself off from his family.
4
shut (someone or something) off from (something)
:
to separate (someone or something) from (something)
— usually used as (be) shut off from
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Here on the island, people are shut off from (contact with) the outside world.
shut out
[phrasal verb]
1
shut out (someone or something)
or
shut (someone or something) out
:
to stop (someone or something) from entering a place
— often used figuratively
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She locked the door and shut him out of the room.
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He closed the curtain to shut out the sunlight.
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Try shutting out the draft by putting a blanket at the bottom of the door.
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He tried to shut out the memory of that day. = He tried to shut the memory out of his mind.
2
shut out (someone)
or
shut (someone) out
:
to not allow (someone) to be involved in your life, to know your personal thoughts and feelings, etc.
— often + of
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I can't help you if you keep shutting me out.
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She shut him out of her life completely.
3
shut out (someone)
or
shut (someone) out
chiefly US
:
to keep (a player or team) from scoring in a game or contest
—
see also shutout
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The team was shut out [=the team did not score any points] in the first half.
shut up
[phrasal verb]
1
informal
a
:
to stop talking, laughing, etc.
— often used as a rude way to tell someone to stop talking
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He won't shut up about how he won the game.
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Can someone get that dog to shut up?
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Shut up for a second and listen to what I have to say.
b
shut (someone) up
informal
:
to cause (someone) to stop talking, laughing, etc.
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Nothing shuts her up.
2
shut up (something)
or
shut (something) up
:
to close and lock all the doors of (a house, store, etc.)
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They shut up the house and left town.
◊ In British English, to shut up shop is to go out of business forever or stop performing all services or activities for a period of time.
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Rather than shutting up shop [=closing up shop] entirely, the company laid off half of its workers.
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The store has already shut up shop for the day.
3
shut (someone or something) up
:
to put (someone or something) in a place that is away from other people
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He shut himself up in his room all day to study.
shut your mouth
informal or shut your face
— used to tell someone in a rude way to stop talking
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She angrily told him to shut his mouth.
◊ This phrase is also used with other informal words for mouth, such as yap, trap and gob.
2
shut
/ˈʃʌt/
adjective
2
shut
/ˈʃʌt/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHUT
1
:
not open
:
closed
—
see also open-and-shut
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She listened to the music with her eyes shut.
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The door slammed shut.
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Check to make sure that all the windows are shut.
2
British
:
not operating or open to the public
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The store is shut [=closed] for remodeling.
