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   shut

   /ʃʌt/

   verb

   • 1. move (something) into position so as to block an opening; close: "shut the window, please"
   • ▪ move or be able to be moved so as to block an opening: "the door shut behind him"
   • ▪ block an opening into (something) by moving something into position: "he shut the box and locked it"
   • ▪ prevent access to or along: "they ought to shut the path up to that terrible cliff"
   • ▪ fold or bring together the sides of (something) so as to close it: "he shut his book"
   • ▪ keep in a place by closing something such as a door: "it was his own dog which he had accidentally shut outside"
   • 2. make (something) unavailable for business or service, either permanently or until due to be open again: "we shut the shop for lunch"
   • ▪ become unavailable for business or service, either permanently or until due to be open again: "the accident and emergency departments will shut"

   Word Origin Old Englishscyttan ‘put (a bolt) in position to hold fast’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch schutten ‘shut up, obstruct’, also to shoot.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHUT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     SHUT meaning: 1. to (cause to) close something: 2. to (cause...

   • Znaczenie Shut, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     SHUT definicja: 1. to (cause to) close something: 2. to...

   • Shut: Indonesian Translation

     SHUT translate: menutup, tertutup, tutup, mengurung,...

   • Shut: Japanese Translation

     SHUT translate: 閉まる（～を閉める）, 閉じる, 閉店する, 閉館する, 閉じた, 閉店した,...

   • Shut Spanish Translation

     SHUT translate: cerrar, cerrarse, cerrar, cerrado, cerrar,...

   • Shut: Korean Translation

     SHUT translate: 닫다, 폐쇄하다, 닫은, 문을 닫은. Learn more in the...

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySHUT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to close (something) by bringing together or folding its parts: Shut your book. Shut the window! to confine; enclose: to shut a bird into a cage. Synonyms: cage, imprison, jail. to bar; exclude: They shut him from their circle. Synonyms: prohibit. to cause (a factory, school, etc.) to end or suspend operations, services, or business activity:

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › shutShut - definition of shut by The Free Dictionary

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8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSHUT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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