shut

Plural: shuts

Verb

Verb Forms: shut, shutting, shuts

• To move into a closed position; to close.
• move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
  • "shut the window"
• become closed
• prevent from entering; shut out
  • "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"
• To close, in various senses.
• To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
• To close, in various senses.
• To make or become unreceptive.
• To close, in various senses.
• To close (a business or venue) temporarily or permanently.
• To close, in various senses.
• To put out of use or operation.
• To close, in various senses.
• To cease operation or cease to be available.
• To close, in various senses.
• To terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc.
• To catch or snag in the act of shutting something.
• To confine in an enclosed area; to enclose.
• To isolate, to close off from the world.
• To preclude, exclude.
• simple past and past participle of shut

Adjective

• not open
  • "the door slammed shut"
• used especially of mouth or eyes
  • "his eyes were shut against the sunlight"

Adj

• Closed, not open, in any of various senses.
• Physically sealed, obstructed, folded together, etc.
• Closed, not open, in any of various senses.
• Not available for use or operation.
• Closed, not open, in any of various senses.
• Not operating or conducting trade; not allowing entrance to visitors or the public.
• Closed, not open, in any of various senses.
• Not receptive.
• Closed, not open, in any of various senses.
• Of a club, bat or other hitting implement, angled downwards and/or (for a right-hander) anticlockwise of straight.
• Synonym of close.
• Synonym of close.
• Archaic form of shot (“discharged, cleared, rid of something”).

Noun

• The act or time of shutting; close.
• A door or cover; a shutter.
• The line or place where two pieces of metal are welded together.
• A narrow alley or passage acting as a short cut through the buildings between two streets.

Examples

• A book lay shut on the table.
• A shut door barred our way into the house.
• A skilled player knows when to shut down an opponent’s high-scoring lane.
• Banks are shut on bank holidays.
• He has shut his mind to new ideas.
• He mind is shut to new ideas.
• He's just gone and shut his finger in the door!
• I had to shut my eyes against the light.
• I shut the cat in the kitchen before going out.
• If you wait too long, the automatic door will shut.
• Lots of shops in the town centre have shut because of the recession.
• Phone lines are now shut.
• Phone lines will shut in ten minutes.
• Pleas keep your mouth shut while you are eating.
• Please shut the door.
• Shut the file when you have finished reading data.
• The door banged shut with a breeze.
• The light was so bright I had to shut my eyes.
• The museum is shut for the Christmas holidays.
• the shut of a door
• The supermarket shuts at eight o'clock.
• They generally shut the museum each day at 6 pm.
• They shut the airport because of a bomb scare.
• They shut the road for the festival.
• This app has a bug: when you try to sort a large spreadsheet, it shuts.
• We are shutting the phone lines at 9 pm.

Synonyms

close, closed, exclude, keep out, shut out, unopen, alley

Antonyms

admit, open

Anagrams of shut