Definition: Meaning of, shut in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ ʃʌt /
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shuts
[intransitive and transitive] to close something, or to become closed
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shut your mouth/face/trap!also shut your gob!/shut it!British Englishspokennot polite used to tell someone to stop talking
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[intransitive and transitive]British English to stop being open to the public for a short time or permanently [= close]
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shut your eyes/ears to something to deliberately refuse to notice or pay attention to something
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shut something in the door/drawer etcBritish English; shut the door/drawer etc on somethingAmerican English to shut a door etc against something so that it gets trapped there
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not open [= closed]
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British English if a shop, bar etc is shut, it is not open for business [= closed]