shut

[shut]

Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

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To close so as to hinder ingress or egress; as, to shut a door or a gate; to shut one's eyes or mouth.

Verb
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"

Verb
become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"

Verb
prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"

Adjective
not open; "the door slammed shut"

Adjective
used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight"

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imp. & p. p.
of Shut

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.

v. t.
To forbid entrance into; to prohibit; to bar; as, to shut the ports of a country by a blockade.

v. t.
To preclude; to exclude; to bar out.

v. t.
To fold together; to close over, as the fingers; to close by bringing the parts together; as, to shut the hand; to shut a book.

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

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

a.
Rid; clear; free; as, to get shut of a person.

a.
Formed by complete closure of the mouth passage, and with the nose passage remaining closed; stopped, as are the mute consonants, p, t, k, b, d, and hard g.

a.
Cut off sharply and abruptly by a following consonant in the same syllable, as the English short vowels, /, /, /, /, /, always are.

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

n.
A door or cover; a shutter.

n.
The line or place where two pieces of metal are united by welding.

Shut

Shut , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shut; p. pr. & vb. n. Shutting.] [OE. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, AS. scyttan to shut or lock up (akin to D. schutten, G. sch'81tzen to protect), properly, to fasten with a bolt or bar shot across, fr. AS. sce'a2tan to shoot. &root;159. See Shoot.] 1. 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. To forbid entrance into; to prohibit; to bar; as, to shut the ports of a country by a blockade.

Shall that be shut to man which to the beast Is open?

3. To preclude; to exclude; to bar out. "Shut from every shore." Dryden. 4. To fold together; to close over, as the fingers; to close by bringing the parts together; as, to shut the hand; to shut a book. To shut in. (a) To inclose; to confine. "The Lord shut him in." Cen. vii. 16. (b) To cover or intercept the view of; as, one point shuts in another. -- To shut off. (a) To exclude. (b) To prevent the passage of, as steam through a pipe, or water through a flume, by closing a cock, valve, or gate. -- To shut out, to preclude from entering; to deny admission to; to exclude; as, to shut out rain by a tight roof. -- To shut together, to unite; to close, especially to close by welding. -- To shut up. (a) To close; to make fast the entrances into; as, to shut up a house. (b) To obstruct. "Dangerous rocks shut up the passage." Sir W. Raleigh. (c) To inclose; to confine; to imprison; to fasten in; as, to shut up a prisoner.

Before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

(d) To end; to terminate; to conclude.

When the scene of life is shut up, the slave will be above his master if he has acted better.

(e) To unite, as two pieces of metal by welding. (f) To cause to become silent by authority, argument, or force.

Shut

Shut, v. i. To close itself; to become closed; as, the door shuts; it shuts hard. To shut up, to cease speaking. [Colloq.] T. Hughes.

Shut

Shut, a. 1. Closed or fastened; as, a shut door. 2. Rid; clear; free; as, to get shut of a person. [Now dialectical or local, Eng. & U.S.] L'Estrange. 3. (Phon.) (a) Formed by complete closure of the mouth passage, and with the nose passage remaining closed; stopped, as are the mute consonants, p, t, k, b, d, and hard g. H. Sweet. (b) Cut off sharply and abruptly by a following consonant in the same syllable, as the English short vowels, &acr;, &ecr;, &icr;, &ocr;, &urcr;, always are.

Shut

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

Just then returned at shut of evening flowers.

2. A door or cover; a shutter. [Obs.] Sir I. Newton. 3. The line or place where two pieces of metal are united by welding. Cold shut, the imperfection in a casting caused by the flowing of liquid metal upon partially chilled metal; also, the imperfect weld in a forging caused by the inadequate heat of one surface under working.

To close so as to hinder ingress or egress; as, to shut a door or a gate; to shut one's eyes or mouth.

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

Closed or fastened; as, a shut door.

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

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Usage Examples

I grew up on a farm in a small town where you do or say one thing and everybody knows about it. You see it happen, there's always the town gossip - 'Oh did you hear about so and so, or did you hear what went on in this household?' So I learned at a very young age just to keep my mouth shut.

If an Internet company steals content, they shut it down. And let me tell you, Apple France, Yahoo France or Google France, none of them have gone out of business.

Acting advice is a bit like your parents teaching you how to drive a car. You know they're right, but you still kind of want them to shut up a bit.

I definitely I prefer to sing in the car. I don't sing in the shower, maybe its because that's the one time I don't need to talk to anyone so I should just shut up, otherwise I'm just, you know, jibber jabber.

Greatness comes from fear. Fear can either shut us down and we go home, or we fight through it.

Food is your body's fuel. Without fuel, your body wants to shut down.

I try to read for pleasure whenever I can - it's a great way just to shut it off for a while so your brain doesn't get fried.

I'm very lucky. I am one of those people who is able to go home, shut the front door and completely focus on the kids.

Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without for much knowledge is a curse.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I'd like to be more patient! I just want everything now. I've tried to meditate, but it's really hard for me to stay still. I'd like to try to force myself to do it, because everybody says how wonderful meditation is for you, but I can't shut my mind up. So patience and learning is the key.

Directors who turn into big babies and shut out criticism stop learning.

I also urge the Obama administration - both on its own and in cooperation with other responsible governments around the world - to use all legal means necessary to shut down WikiLeaks before it can do more damage by releasing additional cables. WikiLeaks' activities represent a shared threat to collective international security.

And at ten, or whatever time, in the morning we had the press conference, what we knew is there had been an incident at Three Mile Island, that it was shut down, that there was water that had escaped but it was contained.

Before you can make good music, you just have to shut up. Then the music can say what it has to say.

I didn't know my mother had it. I think a lot of women don't know their mothers had it that's the sad thing about depression. You know, you don't function anymore. You shut down. You feel like you are in a void.

If we don't get gun-control laws in this country, we are full of beans. To have the National Rifle Association rule the United States is pathetic. And I agree with Mayor Michael Bloomberg: It's time to put up or shut up about gun control for both parties.

I am saddened by how people treat one another and how we are so shut off from one another and how we judge one another, when the truth is, we are all one connected thing. We are all from the same exact molecules.

I'm someone who believes the truth needs to be heard. And if I'm empowered with the truth, I'm not going to shut up.