shut
verb [I or T] (CLOSE) /ʃʌt/ (present tense shutting, past tense and past participle shut)Definition
A2 to (cause to) close something: Please shut the gate. I've got a surprise for you! Shut your eyes tightly and hold out your hand. Mary shut her book and put it down on the table. This window won't shut - it's jammed.Closing and blocking
(Definition of shut verb (CLOSE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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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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shut sth out phrasal verb
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shut up shop idiom
- shut verb (CLOSE)
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shut verb (STOP OPERATING)
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shut your eyes to sth idiom
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shut your mouth/face idiom
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shut yourself away phrasal verb
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shut yourself off phrasal verb
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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 sb/sth out phrasal verb (PREVENT ENTRY)
- shut sth off phrasal verb (AREA)
- 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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