shut sb/sth out
(PREVENT ENTRY) — phrasal verb with shut /ʃʌt/ verb [I or T] (present tense shutting, past tense and past participle shut)Definition
› to stop someone or something from entering or getting back inside a house or other building: The wind blew the door closed behind me and now I'm shut out (of the house). Don't forget to shut the cat out when you leave for work.Closing and blocking
(Definition of shut sb/sth out (PREVENT ENTRY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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shut adjective
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shut sb away phrasal verb
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shut sb out phrasal verb
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shut sb/sth in (sth) phrasal verb
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shut sb/sth out phrasal verb (NOT INCLUDE)
- shut sb/sth out phrasal verb (PREVENT ENTRY)
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shut sb/sth up phrasal verb
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shut sth away phrasal verb
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shut sth in sth phrasal verb
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shut sth off phrasal verb (AREA)
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shut sth off phrasal verb (SUPPLY)
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Synonyms and related words:
- barricade verb
- batten down the hatches idiom
- block noun (OBJECT BLOCKING)
- block sth off phrasal verb
- block sth up phrasal verb
- block verb
- blockage noun
- dam sth up phrasal verb
- dam verb
- ensconce verb
- ensconced adjective
- gum sth up phrasal verb
- seal verb (COVERING)
- shut sth off phrasal verb (AREA)
- shut verb (CLOSE)
- silt (sth) up phrasal verb
- snap verb (MOVE QUICKLY)
- stop verb (BLOCK)
- the darkest hour is just before the dawn idiom
- wedge verb
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Closing and blocking
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