shut sth out
— phrasal verb with shut /ʃʌt/ verb [I or T] (present tense shutting, past tense and past participle shut)Definition
› to stop yourself thinking about something that upsets you or feeling something that hurts you: She finds it impossible to shut out the memory of the accident.Neglecting and ignoringNot paying attentionTreating as unimportant › to prevent a sound or light from being heard or seen: The double glazing shuts out most of the traffic noise. She pulled the duvet over her head to try to shut out the light.Hiding and disguising
(Definition of shut sth out from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be holed up idiom
- camouflage noun
- cloak verb
- conceal verb
- concealment noun
- cover/hide a multitude of sins idiom
- fig leaf noun (FALSE)
- go/be run to ground idiom
- hiding noun (PLACE)
- hit the deck idiom
- hole up (somewhere) phrasal verb
- illusion noun
- patina noun
- prowl noun
- secrete verb (HIDE)
- shroud noun (HIDE)
- shroud verb
- sidle verb
- skulk verb
- smokescreen noun
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