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shut
(shŭt)v. shut, shut·ting, shuts
v.tr.
1.
a. To move (a door or lid, for example) so as to block passage through an opening.
b. To fasten with a lock, catch, or latch: shut the cabinet.
2. To block entrance to or exit from; close: shut a corridor.
3. To confine in a closed space: shut them in a cage.
4. To exclude from a closed space: shut the cats out of the house.
5. To fold up or bring together the parts of: shut the book.
6. To cause to stop operating: shut down a restaurant; a school that was shut for the vacation.
v.intr.
1. To move or become moved so as to block passage; close: a door that shuts by itself.
2. To stop operating, especially automatically: The electricity shuts off at midnight.
n.
Phrasal Verbs: 1. The act or time of shutting.
2. The line of connection between welded pieces of metal.
shut off
1. To stop the flow or passage of; cut off: shut off the hot water by closing a valve.
2. To close off; isolate: loners who shut themselves off from the community.
shut out Sports
To prevent (an opponent) from scoring any runs or points.
shut up
Idiom: 1. To cause (someone) to stop speaking; silence.
2. To stop speaking.
shut (one's) eyes to
To refuse to consider or acknowledge: administrators who shut their eyes to pervasive corruption.
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shut
(ʃʌt)vb, shuts, shutting or shut
1. to move (something) so as to cover an aperture; close: to shut a door.
2. to close (something) by bringing together the parts: to shut a book.
3. (often foll by: up) to close or lock the doors of: to shut up a house.
4. (tr; foll by in, out, etc) to confine, enclose, or exclude: to shut a child in a room.
5. (tr) to prevent (a business, etc) from operating
6. shut one's eyes to to ignore deliberately
7. shut the door on
a. to refuse to think about
b. to render impossible
adj
closed or fastened
n
8. the act or time of shutting
9. (Metallurgy) the line along which pieces of metal are welded
10. get shut of get shot of slang to get rid of
[Old English scyttan; related to Old Frisian sketta to shut in, Middle Dutch schutten to obstruct]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
shut
(ʃʌt)v. shut, shut•ting,
adj., n. v.t.
1. to move into a closed position: to shut a door.
2. to close the doors of (often fol. by up): to shut up a house for the night.
3. to close by bringing together the parts of: Shut your book.
4. to confine; enclose: to shut a bird into a cage.
5. to bar; exclude: They shut him from their circle.
6. to cause to end or suspend operations: shutting the office for two weeks.
7. to bolt; fasten.
v.i. 8. to become shut or closed; close.
9. shut down,
a. to settle over a place so as to envelop or darken: The fog shut down rapidly.
b. to cease or suspend operation.
10. shut in,
a. to enclose.
b. to confine, as from illness.
11. shut off,
a. to stop the passage of.
b. to isolate; separate.
12. shut out,
a. to keep from entering; exclude.
b. to hide from view.
c. to prevent (an opponent or opposing team) from scoring.
13. shut up,
adj. a. to imprison; confine.
b. to close entirely.
c. to stop talking; become silent.
d. to stop (someone) from talking; silence.
14. closed; fastened up: a shut door.
n. 15. the act or time of shutting.
Idioms: shut one's eyes to, to refuse to acknowledge; disregard; ignore.
[before 1000; Middle English schutten, Old English scyttan to bolt (a door), akin to shoot1]
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Open/Shut
- Closed [a newspaper] up like a surgeon closing an incision above an inoperable truth —Elizabeth Spencer
- The door is closed like the shutter of a stalled-out camera —Thomas McGuane
- It [a door] came [open] easy … like a ghost had blown it open from inside —Jay Parini
- Locked up tighter than Dick’s hatband —Richard Ford
Ford’s simile used to describe a home business that’s not open, is a takeoff on the American colloquialism generally linked with stinginess.
See Also: THRIFT
- Open and shut as if cast from the shadow of a fallen angel’s wing —Anon
- (The elevator doors) opened suavely, like an expensive cream sliding smoothly on a flawless face —Judith Martin
- (Let your mind) open like a clam when the waters slide back to feed it —Marge Piercy
- Opens like a summer rose —George Garrett
- (In love we) open wide as a house to a summer afternoon —Marge Piercy
- (Wake up please) open yourself like a little umbrella —Donald Justice
- (Our room was closed off and) sealed, like a grave inside a pyramid —Yehuda Amichai
- [Emotions] sewn up tighter than a Victorian daughter’s drawers —Roderic Jeffries
- Shut down (the long Minnesota winter) like the white lid of a box —F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Shut firmly in like a trunk locked up when the key is lost —Eibhlin Dhubh Ni Chonnaill
- [Window-blinds] shut like an eye that sleeps —H. G. Wells
- Shut tight as a drum —Anon
- Shut up like a rabbit trap —Noel Streatfeild
- (J. B’s face) shut with a snap like a rat-trap —Gavin Lyall
- (A world had opened and) was closing … like a curtain being silently drawn —John McGahern
Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
close
– closed – shut1. 'close' or 'shut'
If you close /kləʊz/ something such as a door, you move it so that it covers or fills a hole or gap.
He opened the door and closed it behind him.
You can also say that you shut something such as a door. There is no difference in meaning. The past tense and -ed participle of shut is shut.
I shut the door quietly.
Both closed and shut can be adjectives used after a linking verb.
All the other downstairs rooms are dark and the shutters are closed.
The windows were all shut.
You can use either close or shut to say that work or business stops for a short time in a shop or public building.
Many libraries close on Saturdays at 1 p.m.
What time do the shops shut?
2. 'close' or 'closed' only
Only closed can be used in front of a noun. You can talk about a closed window, but not a 'shut' window.
He listened to her voice coming faintly through the closed door.
You can say that a road, border, or airport is closed.
The border was closed without notice around midnight.
Don't say that a road, border, or airport 'is shut'.
Be Careful!
Don't confuse the verb close with the adjective close /kləʊs/. If something is close to something else, it is near to it.
See near - close
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shut
Past participle: shut
Gerund: shutting
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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| Verb | 1. | shut - move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window" snap - close with a snapping motion; "The lock snapped shut" slat - close the slats of (windows) shutter - close with shutters; "We shuttered the window to keep the house cool" draw - move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains" roll up - close (a car window) by causing it to move up, as with a handle; "she rolled up the window when it started to rain" bung - close with a cork or stopper |
| 2. | shut - become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" | |
| 3. | shut - 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" excommunicate, unchurch, curse - exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner" lock out - prevent employees from working during a strike | |
| Adj. | 1. |  shut - not open; "the door slammed shut" closed - not open or affording passage or access; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains" open, unfastened - affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open" |
| 2. | shut - used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight" |
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shut
verb
adjective
shut down stop work, halt work, cease operating, close down, cease trading, discontinue, wind up business Smaller constructors had been forced to shut down.
shut someone off cut off, isolate, detach, separate, divorce, segregate, sequester, set apart She shut herself off from all the social aspects of life.
shut someone out exclude, bar, keep out, black, lock out, ostracize, debar, blackball I was set to shut out anyone else who came knocking.
shut someone up
1. (Informal) silence, gag, hush, muzzle, fall silent, button it (slang), pipe down (slang), hold your tongue, put a sock in it (Brit. slang), keep your trap shut (slang), cut the cackle (informal), button your lip (slang) A sharp put-down was the only way he knew of shutting her up.
2. confine, cage, imprison, keep in, box in, intern, incarcerate, coop up, immure They shut him up in a windowless tower.
shut something down
1. switch off, close down The rollercoaster was shut down yesterday.
2. close down, shut up, put into receivership, discontinue, liquidate They've begun action to have the business shut down.
shut something in confine, cage, enclose, imprison, impound, pound, wall off or up The door enables us to shut the birds in in bad weather.
shut something off block off, stop, halt, arrest, obstruct, impede They have shut off all supplies to farmers.
shut something out block out, screen, hide, cover, mask, veil I shut out the memory that was too painful to dwell on.
shut up (Informal) be quiet, hush, fall silent, button it (slang), pipe down (slang), hold your tongue, put a sock in it (Brit. slang), keep your trap shut (slang), cut the cackle (informal), button your lip (slang) Why don't you just shut up for a minute?
shut yourself away hide away, hole up, lie low, go into hiding, go underground, take cover, go to ground He had again shut himself away in his darkened studio.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
shut
verbTo move (a door, for example) in order to cover an opening:
shut in
phrasal verb
shut off or out
phrasal verb
shut out
1. To exclude from normal social or professional activities:
2. To keep from being admitted, included, or considered:
shut up
1. To confine within a limited area:
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Translations
مُغْلَق، مُقْفَل، موصَديُغْلِقُيُقْفِليُقْفَل عَلَيْهيُقْفِل، يُغْلِق
zavřítzavřít sezavíratzavřený
lukkelukke indelukket
fermi
sulkea
zatvoriti
becsukbecsukódikzárva van
lokaloka inni/útilokaîurlokast, skella aftur
閉める
(...을) 닫다
užčiauptiužsičiauptiužsidarytiužverti
aizslēgtaizslēgtsaizvērtaizvērtiesaizvērts
zatváraťzavretý
utihnitiutišatizapretizaprt
stänga
ปิด
đóng
shut
[ʃʌt] (shut (pt, pp))A. VT → cerrar
shut the door/window please → cierra la puerta/ventana por favor
to find the door shut → encontrar que la puerta está cerrada
they shut the door in his face → le dieron con la puerta en las narices
to shut one's fingers in the door → pillarse los dedos en la puerta
shut the door/window please → cierra la puerta/ventana por favor
to find the door shut → encontrar que la puerta está cerrada
they shut the door in his face → le dieron con la puerta en las narices
to shut one's fingers in the door → pillarse los dedos en la puerta
B. VI → cerrarse
what time do the shops shut? → ¿a qué hora cierran las tiendas?
we shut at five → cerramos a las cinco
the lid doesn't shut → la tapa no cierra (bien)
what time do the shops shut? → ¿a qué hora cierran las tiendas?
we shut at five → cerramos a las cinco
the lid doesn't shut → la tapa no cierra (bien)
shut away VT + ADV → encerrar
to shut o.s. away → encerrarse
he shuts himself away all day in his room → permanece encerrado todo el día en su habitación
to shut o.s. away → encerrarse
he shuts himself away all day in his room → permanece encerrado todo el día en su habitación
shut down
shut in VT + ADV (= enclose) → encerrar; (= surround) → cercar, rodear
to feel shut in → sentirse encerrado
the runner was shut in → el atleta se encontró tapado, al atleta se le cerró el paso
to feel shut in → sentirse encerrado
the runner was shut in → el atleta se encontró tapado, al atleta se le cerró el paso
shut off VT + ADV
shut out VT + ADV (= leave outside) → dejar fuera; (= put outside) → sacar; (= close door on) → cerrar la puerta a; (= keep out) → excluir; (= block) → tapar
shut to
A. VT + ADV → cerrar
B. VI + ADV → cerrarse
shut up
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
shut
[ˈʃʌt] [shut] (pt, pp) vi
[eyes] → se fermer
[shop, bar, library, museum] → fermer
What time do you shut? → À quelle heure est-ce que vous fermez?
What time do the shops shut? → À quelle heure est-ce que les magasins ferment?
What time do you shut? → À quelle heure est-ce que vous fermez?
What time do the shops shut? → À quelle heure est-ce que les magasins ferment?
adj
[door, window] → fermé(e)
[eyes] → fermé(e)
to keep one's mouth shut → tenir sa langue
keep your mouth shut! (= don't tell anyone) → ne dis rien!
keep your mouth shut! (= don't tell anyone) → ne dis rien!
[shop] → fermé(e)
shut down
vt sep
[+ factory, business] → fermer définitivement
[+ machine, computer] → arrêter
vi [factory, business] → fermer définitivement
The cinema shut down last year → Le cinéma a fermé l'année dernière.
The cinema shut down last year → Le cinéma a fermé l'année dernière.
shut off
vt sep [+ view] → boucher
[+ supplies] → couper
to shut o.s. off → s'isoler
shut out
vt sep (= prevent from entering) [+ person] → empêcher d'entrer; [+ cold] → empêcher d'entrer; [+ noise] → éviter d'entendre
[+ view] → boucher
vt sep
(= close) → fermer
(= silence) → faire taire
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
shut
vb: pret, ptp <shut>vt
(= close) eyes, door, box etc → zumachen, schließen; sportsground → schließen; penknife, book, wallet → zumachen, zuklappen; they shut the office at 6 → das Büro wird um 18.00 Uhr geschlossen; the strike shut the factory for a week → der Streik legte die Fabrik für eine Woche still; shut your eyes → mach die Augen zu; to shut one’s ears/eyes to something → vor etw (dat) → die Ohren/Augen verschließen; to shut one’s mind to something → sich einer Sache (dat) → verschließen; he shut his mind to thoughts of the past → Gedanken an die Vergangenheit schob er weit von sich; shut your mouth or face! (inf) shut it! (inf) → halts Maul! (inf)
to shut somebody/something in(to) something → jdn/etw in etw (dat) → einschließen; she was shut in the cellar as a punishment → sie wurde zur Strafe im Keller eingesperrt; to shut one’s fingers in the door → sich (dat) → die Finger in der Tür einklemmen
vi (door, window, box) → schließen, zugehen; (shop, factory) → schließen, geschlossen werden, zumachen (inf); (sportsground) → geschlossen werden; (eyes) → sich schließen; the suitcase just won’t shut → der Koffer will einfach nicht zugehen; it shuts very easily → es lässt sich ganz leicht schließen or zumachen; when do the shops shut? → wann schließen die Geschäfte?, wann machen die Geschäfte zu? (inf); the door shut in the wind → der Wind schlug die Tür zu
adj → geschlossen, zu pred (inf); sorry sir, we’re shut → wir haben leider geschlossen; the door swung shut → die Tür schlug zu; to find the door shut → vor verschlossener Tür stehen; shut in his dungeon → in seinem Kerker eingeschlossen; shut in his own little world → abgekapselt in seiner eigenen kleinen Welt; the shut mind of a reactionary → die Verbohrtheit eines Reaktionärs; his mind is shut to anything new → er verschließt sich allem Neuen
shut
:shutdown
shut-in
adj
shut-off
n (of gas, water) → Abstellen nt; we regret the temporary water shut yesterday → wir bedauern, dass wir gestern vorübergehend das Wasser abstellen mussten
adj
a shut feeling → ein Gefühl des Abgeschlossenseins or Abgeschnittenseins
shut switch (of electricity, engine) → Hauptschalter m
shut-out
n (US Sport) → Zu-null-Niederlage f, → Zu-null-Sieg m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
shut
[ʃʌt] (shut (pt, pp))1. vt (gen) → chiudere
to shut the door in sb's face → sbattere la porta in faccia a qn
to shut one's finger in the door → chiudersi un dito nella porta
to shut sb in a room → rinchiudere qn in una stanza
shut your mouth or face! (fam!) → chiudi il becco!
to shut the door in sb's face → sbattere la porta in faccia a qn
to shut one's finger in the door → chiudersi un dito nella porta
to shut sb in a room → rinchiudere qn in una stanza
shut your mouth or face! (fam!) → chiudi il becco!
shut away vt + adv (person, animal) → rinchiudere, chiudere; (valuables) → mettere al sicuro
shut down
shut in vt + adv → rinchiudere
shut off vt + adv
shut out vt + adv (person, noise, cold) → non far entrare; (block, view) → impedire, bloccare; (memory) → scacciare
to be shut out of the house → rimanere chiuso/a fuori casa
to be shut out of the house → rimanere chiuso/a fuori casa
shut up
2. vt + adv
a. (factory, business, house) → chiudere
b. (person, animal) → rinchiudere, chiudere; (valuables) → mettere al sicuro
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shut
(ʃat) – present participle ˈshutting: past tense, past participle shut – verb1. to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open. Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.
2. to become closed. The window shut with a bang.
3. to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there. The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.
4. to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something. The dog was shut inside the house.
adjective closed.
shut down (of a factory etc) to close or be closed, for a time or permanently: There is a rumour going round that the factory is going to (be) shut down (noun ˈshut-down) shut off
1. to stop an engine working, a liquid flowing etc. I'll need to shut the gas off before I repair the fire.
2. to keep away (from); to make separate (from). He shut himself off from the rest of the world.
shut up1. to (cause to) stop speaking. Tell them to shut up!; That'll shut him up!
2. to close and lock. It's time to shut up the shop.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
shut
→ يُغْلِقُ zavřít lukke schließen κλείνω cerrar sulkea fermer zatvoriti chiudere 閉める (...을) 닫다 sluiten stenge zamknąć fechar закрывать stänga ปิด kapatmak đóng 关闭Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
shut
vt. cerrar;
___-in → encerrado-a;
___-off → cerrar
[light] apagar; [enclose] encerrar; [machine] desconectar; [enclose] encerrar. English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012