What does Shut-in mean?
Definitions for Shut-in
ˈʃʌtˈɪn; ˈʃʌtˌɪnshut-in
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Princeton's WordNet
invalid, shut-inadjective
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
introvertish, shut-inadjective
somewhat introverted
homebound, housebound, shut-inverb
confined usually by illness
enclose, close in, inclose, shut inverb
surround completely
"Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
Wiktionary
shut-innoun
A person confined to a location, as by illness or infirmity.
shut-inadjective
Confined to a location, as by infirmity or illness.
shut-inadjective
Introverted.
ChatGPT
shut-in
A shut-in is a person who, due to physical, mental, or emotional conditions or circumstances, is confined to their home or another indoor location, often for extended periods of time. It can also refer to a situation in oil or gas production where a well is closed, temporarily stopping production.
Wikidata
Shut-in
A shut-in is an Ozark term for a river that's naturally confined within a deep, narrow channel. The river becomes unnavigable even by canoe due to the rapids and narrow channels produced as the stream encounters a more resistant rock that is more difficult to erode. In the Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Missouri hard rhyolite and a diabase dike diverts the stream into many little streamlets following a complex joint system "shutting" the river. The term had an origin in Appalachia where it was used to refer to a narrow river gorge confined by resistant rock layers. Examples can be found in Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Missouri, where the Black River has become confined in a shut-in. More than ninety other "shut–ins" occur within and around the St. Francois Mountains region of southeast Missouri. In southern Illinois the Burden Falls Wilderness area includes a narrow canyon below a waterfall that is confined by a resistant sandstone layer. The gorge is referred to as a shut–in following the Appalachian usage for the term.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Shut-in in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Shut-in in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Shut-in in a Sentence
The move increases the risk that Libyan oil output will be shut in as the NOC in Tripoli is the only legal entity with the right to sell oil.
Every day the barbarity of the Left’s COVID lockdowns and school closures becomes more apparent, the great global resetters who love to see us shut in and shut up were fine seeing our economy destroyed – and even turning kids into screaming zombies.
We've been separated before, but this isn't like Christmas or summer time, when it's long but you're doing a million other things, this quarantine means a lot of time alone, thinking, asking yourself questions - a lot of time shut in too. You miss your partner so much more. To be honest, we're having a rough time of it.
We’ve witnessed the desecration of cherished monuments, like the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Terry Fox Statue, displays of hate symbols, like the Confederate flag and the swastika, and all types of bad behavior that have taken away the freedom of our residents to live without fear, many residents have not slept for days due to the noise and disruptions. Many have been shut in by the crowds – a lockdown imposed by the protest itself.
From COS' perspective we believe the costs to shut in and later restart production are very significant. This is the case for most if not all oil sands projects.
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