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shut Definition and Meaning in English (shut definition)

verb
Synonyms:closesealfasten
Quick Answer • Definition

Shut definition: To move a door, window, or other opening into a closed position, preventing passage or access.

Definitions of Shut

  1. 1verb

    To move a door, window, or other opening into a closed position, preventing passage or access.

  2. 2adjective

    Being in a closed state; not open.

Example Sentences

“Please shut the door quietly.”

“The shop is shut on Sundays.”

“He shut his eyes tightly.”

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Inflected Word Forms

past tenseshut
past participleshut
present participleshutting
nounshutter
nounshutdown

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

shut upphrasal_verb

To stop talking or make someone stop talking.

shut downphrasal_verb

To close a business or stop a machine from operating.

shut eyeidiom

Sleep.

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Shut definition: To move a door, window, or other opening into a closed position, preventing passage or access.
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'Shut' translates to 'shut' in English. Shut definition: To move a door, window, or other opening into a closed position, preventing passage or access.
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