shut

/ʃət/

/ʃət/

Other forms: shutting; shuts

Definitions of shut

1. verb

   move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
   “shut the window”

   synonyms: close

   close

   become closed

   types:

   snap

   close with a snapping motion

   slat

   close the slats of (windows)

   bang, slam

   close violently

   shutter

   close with shutters

   draw

   move or pull so as to cover or uncover something

   roll up

   close (a car window) by causing it to move up, as with a handle

   bung

   close with a cork or stopper

   seal, seal off

   make tight; secure against leakage

   reseal

   seal again

   waterproof

   make watertight

   calk, caulk

   seal with caulking

   pack

   seal with packing
2. verb

   prevent from entering; shut out
   “The trees were shutting out all sunlight”

   synonyms: exclude, keep out, shut out

   types:

   curse, excommunicate, unchurch

   exclude from a church or a religious community

   lock out

   prevent employees from working during a strike

   ostracise, ostracize

   avoid speaking to or dealing with

   boycott

   refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with

   type of:

   keep, prevent

   stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
3. verb

   become closed
   synonyms: close

   close

   move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

   type of:

   change state, turn

   undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
4. adjective

   not open
   “the door slammed shut”

   synonyms: closed, unopen

   closed

   not open or affording passage or access

   antonyms:

   open

   affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed

   ajar

   slightly open

   wide-open

   open wide

   open

   affording free passage or access
5. adjective

   used especially of mouth or eyes
   “his eyes were shut against the sunlight”

   synonyms: closed

   blinking, winking

   closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly

   compressed, tight

   pressed tightly together

   squinched, squinting

   having eyes half closed in order to see better