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Definition: Meaning of, shut in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ʃʌt /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
shut shut shut
Present Participle Third Person Singular
shutting shuts
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to close something, or to become closed
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  2. shut your mouth/face/trap! also shut your gob!/shut it! British English spoken not polite used to tell someone to stop talking
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  3. [intransitive and transitive] British English to stop being open to the public for a short time or permanently [=  close]
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  4. shut your eyes/ears to something to deliberately refuse to notice or pay attention to something
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  5. shut something in the door/drawer etc British English ; shut the door/drawer etc on something American English to shut a door etc against something so that it gets trapped there
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[not before noun]
  1. not open [=  closed]
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  2. British English if a shop, bar etc is shut, it is not open for business [=  closed]
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shut used in phrases

  • keep one's mouth shut (verb)
    1. refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information
  • open-and-shut (adjective)
    1. so obvious as to be easily solved or decided
  • open-and-shut case (noun)
    1. a legal case or other matter that is easy to prove or decide because the facts are very clear
  • shut one's mouth (verb)
    1. refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information
  • shut-eye (noun)
    1. sleep
  • shut-in (noun)
    1. someone who is ill or DISABLED and cannot leave their house very easily
  • shut-out (noun)
    1. a game in which one team is prevented by the other from getting any points
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shut used in phrasal verbs

  • shut away (phrasal verb)
    1. to put someone in a place where they are kept apart from other people
  • shut down (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] if a shop, school, factory, or business shuts down, or if someone shuts it down, it closes, usually permanently
    2. [intransitive/transitive] if a machine or computer shuts down, or if someone shuts it down, it stops operating
  • shut in (phrasal verb)
    1. to put a person or animal in a place that they cannot leave
  • shut off (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] if a machine shuts off, or if someone shuts it off, it stops working
    2. [transitive] to stop the flow of something, usually water or electricity
  • shut out (phrasal verb)
    1. if you shut something out, you stop yourself from seeing it, hearing it, or thinking about it
    2. to not allow someone to enter a particular place
  • shut out of (phrasal verb)
    1. shut someone out of something if someone is shut out of something, they are not allowed to do it or be involved in it
  • shut up (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] [often in imperative] impolite to stop talking or making a noise
    2. [transitive] shut someone up impolite to make someone stop talking or making a noise
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