shut sb/sth out
(NOT INCLUDE) — phrasal verb with shut /ʃʌt/ verb [I or T] (present tense shutting, past tense and past participle shut)Definition
› to not include a person or organization in an activity: Anna felt shut out of the conversation. What are the chances of peace if we shut the terrorists out of negotiations?Excluding
(Definition of shut sb/sth out (NOT INCLUDE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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shut (sth) up 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 (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 off phrasal verb (AREA)
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Synonyms and related words:
- alienate verb (MAKE UNWELCOME)
- apart adverb (EXCEPT)
- bar preposition
- barring preposition
- clannish adjective
- discount verb (NOT CONSIDER)
- exception noun
- excl.
- exclude verb
- excluding preposition
- exclusion noun
- exclusive adjective (NOT INCLUDING)
- exclusive adjective (ONLY FOR SOME)
- hold verb (NOT INCLUDE)
- omission noun
- omit verb
- on/from the sidelines idiom
- ostracize verb
- otherwise adverb (NOT INCLUDING)
- outside adverb, preposition
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