Definitions for Shut
ʃʌtShut

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. shut, unopen, closedadjective

   not open

   "the door slammed shut"

2. closed, shutverb

   used especially of mouth or eyes

   "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight"

3. close, shutverb

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

   "Close the door"; "shut the window"

4. close, shutverb

   become closed

   "The windows closed with a loud bang"

5. exclude, keep out, shut out, shutverb

   prevent from entering; shut out

   "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Shut

   of Shut

   Etymology: [OE. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, AS. scyttan to shut or lock up (akin to D. schutten, G. schtzen to protect), properly, to fasten with a bolt or bar shot across, fr. AS. scetan to shoot. 159. See Shoot.]

2. Shutverb

   to close so as to hinder ingress or egress; as, to shut a door or a gate; to shut one's eyes or mouth

   Etymology: [OE. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, AS. scyttan to shut or lock up (akin to D. schutten, G. schtzen to protect), properly, to fasten with a bolt or bar shot across, fr. AS. scetan to shoot. 159. See Shoot.]

3. Shutverb

   to forbid entrance into; to prohibit; to bar; as, to shut the ports of a country by a blockade

   Etymology: [OE. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, AS. scyttan to shut or lock up (akin to D. schutten, G. schtzen to protect), properly, to fasten with a bolt or bar shot across, fr. AS. scetan to shoot. 159. See Shoot.]

4. Shutverb

   to preclude; to exclude; to bar out

   Etymology: [OE. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, AS. scyttan to shut or lock up (akin to D. schutten, G. schtzen to protect), properly, to fasten with a bolt or bar shot across, fr. AS. scetan to shoot. 159. See Shoot.]

5. Shutverb

   to fold together; to close over, as the fingers; to close by bringing the parts together; as, to shut the hand; to shut a book

   Etymology: [OE. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, AS. scyttan to shut or lock up (akin to D. schutten, G. schtzen to protect), properly, to fasten with a bolt or bar shot across, fr. AS. scetan to shoot. 159. See Shoot.]

6. Shutverb

   to close itself; to become closed; as, the door shuts; it shuts hard

   Etymology: [OE. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, AS. scyttan to shut or lock up (akin to D. schutten, G. schtzen to protect), properly, to fasten with a bolt or bar shot across, fr. AS. scetan to shoot. 159. See Shoot.]

7. Shutadjective

   closed or fastened; as, a shut door

   Etymology: [OE. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, AS. scyttan to shut or lock up (akin to D. schutten, G. schtzen to protect), properly, to fasten with a bolt or bar shot across, fr. AS. scetan to shoot. 159. See Shoot.]

8. Shutadjective

   rid; clear; free; as, to get shut of a person

   Etymology: [OE. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, AS. scyttan to shut or lock up (akin to D. schutten, G. schtzen to protect), properly, to fasten with a bolt or bar shot across, fr. AS. scetan to shoot. 159. See Shoot.]

9. Shutadjective

   formed by complete closure of the mouth passage, and with the nose passage remaining closed; stopped, as are the mute consonants, p, t, k, b, d, and hard g

   Etymology: [OE. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, AS. scyttan to shut or lock up (akin to D. schutten, G. schtzen to protect), properly, to fasten with a bolt or bar shot across, fr. AS. scetan to shoot. 159. See Shoot.]

10. Shutadjective

    cut off sharply and abruptly by a following consonant in the same syllable, as the English short vowels, /, /, /, /, /, always are

    Etymology: [OE. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, AS. scyttan to shut or lock up (akin to D. schutten, G. schtzen to protect), properly, to fasten with a bolt or bar shot across, fr. AS. scetan to shoot. 159. See Shoot.]

11. Shutnoun

    the act or time of shutting; close; as, the shut of a door

    Etymology: [OE. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, AS. scyttan to shut or lock up (akin to D. schutten, G. schtzen to protect), properly, to fasten with a bolt or bar shot across, fr. AS. scetan to shoot. 159. See Shoot.]

12. Shutnoun

    a door or cover; a shutter

    Etymology: [OE. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, AS. scyttan to shut or lock up (akin to D. schutten, G. schtzen to protect), properly, to fasten with a bolt or bar shot across, fr. AS. scetan to shoot. 159. See Shoot.]

13. Shutnoun

    the line or place where two pieces of metal are united by welding

    Etymology: [OE. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, AS. scyttan to shut or lock up (akin to D. schutten, G. schtzen to protect), properly, to fasten with a bolt or bar shot across, fr. AS. scetan to shoot. 159. See Shoot.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Shut

   shut, v.t. to close, as a door: to forbid entrance into: to contract, close, or bring together the parts of: to confine: to catch in the act of shutting something.—v.i. to close itself: to be closed.—pr.p. shut′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. shut.—p.adj. made fast, closed: not resonant, dull: formed by closing the mouth and nose passages completely, said of consonants, as t, d, p: having the sound cut off sharply by a succeeding consonant, as the i in pin, &c.: freed from (with of).—ns. Shut′down, a discontinuance of work in a factory, &c.; Shut′ter, one who, or that which, shuts: a close cover for a window or aperture: (phot.) a device for opening and closing a lens.—v.t. to cover with shutters.—n. Shut′ter-dam, a form of movable dam having large gates opened and closed by a turbine.—Shut down, to stop working; Shut in, to enclose, to confine: to settle down, or fall (said, e.g., of evening); Shut off, to exclude; Shut out, to prevent from entering; Shut up, to close, to confine: (coll.) to cease speaking, to make one do so, to make it impossible to answer. [A.S. scyttan, to bar—sceótan, to shoot.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Shut' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2722

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Shut' in Written Corpus Frequency: #770

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Shut' in Verbs Frequency: #395

Anagrams for Shut »

1. Huts

2. STHU

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Shut in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Shut in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Shut in a Sentence

1. Chip Roy:

   This institution is a sham, and we should adjourn and shut this place down.

2. Anthony Fauci:

   When you give advice about what should you be doing -- should you be out there, should you be shutting down earlier versus later ? I mean, people get confused. And they say,' Wow, you know, we shut down and we caused a great disruption in society. We caused great economic pain, loss of jobs,'.

3. Patrick Henry:

   It is natural for a man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut out eyes against a painful truth and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms into beasts.

4. Howard Bragman:

   Bill Cosby should shut the f *** up ! he should have his lawyers shut the f *** up and his PR people shut the f *** up.

5. President Trump:

   If it were up to the doctors, they'd say let's shut down the entire world.

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