shut /shut/

1. To place so as to stop an opening
2. To stop or cover the opening of
3. To lock
4. To fasten
5. To bar
6. To forbid entrance into
7. To bring together the parts or outer parts of
8. To confine
9. To catch or pinch in a fastening
10. To end the operations of (a business, etc)
11. To shoot (eg a bolt; obsolete)

1. To become closed
2. To be capable of being closed
3. To close in
4. (of a business, etc) to cease to operate

1. Made fast
2. Closed
3. Rid (with of; informal)

An act or time of shutting

shutˈdown noun

1. A temporary closing, eg of a factory
2. The reduction of power in a nuclear reactor to the minimum, usu carried out as a safety or emergency measure

shutˈ-eye noun (informal)

Sleep

shutˈ-in noun (N American)

A disabled person confined indoors

shutˈ-off noun

1. A device that stops the flow or operation of something
2. A stoppage

shutˈout noun

(in sports, etc) a game in which one team is prevented from scoring

shutˈ-out bid noun (bridge)

One to deter opponents from bidding

shut away

1. To keep hidden or repressed
2. To isolate
3. To confine

shut down

To close down, or stop the operation of, often temporarily

shut in

1. To enclose, to confine
2. To settle down, or fall (said, eg, of evening)

shut off

1. To exclude
2. To switch off
3. To stop the flow of

shut one's eyes to

1. To ignore
2. To refuse to acknowledge (esp something disagreeable)

shut out

1. To prevent from entering
2. To hide or screen from view
3. To prevent (the opposing team) from scoring

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