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Definition of Shut

1. Verb. Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut. "They want to shut the doors"; "Shut the window"

2. Adjective. Not open. "The door slammed shut"

3. Verb. Become closed. "The doors shut "; "The windows closed with a loud bang"

4. Adjective. Used especially of mouth or eyes. "His eyes were shut against the sunlight"

5. Verb. Prevent from entering; shut out. "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"

Definition of Shut

1. 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.

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

3. a. Closed or fastened; as, a shut door.

4. n. The act or time of shutting; close; as, the shut of a door.

Definition of Shut

1. Verb. (transitive) To close, to stop from being open. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To close, to stop being open. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive or intransitive chiefly British) To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed. ¹

4. Noun. (British Shropshire dialect) A narrow alley or passage acting as a short cut through the buildings between two streets. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shut

1. to close [v SHUT, SHUTTING, SHUTS] - See also: close

Medical Definition of Shut

1. 1. Closed or fastened; as, a shut door. 2. Rid; clear; free; as, to get shut of a person. 3. Cut off sharply and abruptly by a following consonant in the same syllable, as the English short vowels,

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Shut

shup shura shurangiz shuras shure shurely shome mishtake shuriken shurikens shush shushed

shusher shushers shushes shushing shusse hiro shut (current term) shut-eye shut-in shut-in personality shut-ins

shut-off shut-offs shut away shut down shut in shut off shut one's face shut one's mouth shut out shut the door on

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