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shut
(/S//@/t )

adjective (a)

  • not open(adj.all)
    Example:
    The door slammed shut.
    Synonym:
    closed, unopen
    Antonym:
    open, unfastened
    source: wordnet30
  • used especially of mouth or eyes(adj.all)
    Example:
    His eyes were shut against the sunlight.
    Synonym:
    closed
    Antonym:
    open, opened
    source: wordnet30
  • Closed or fastened; as, a shut door.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • The act or time of shutting; close; as, the shut of a door.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Shut the window.
    Synonym:
    close
    Antonym:
    open, open up
    source: wordnet30
  • become closed(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • prevent from entering; shut out(verb.social)
    Example:
    The trees were shutting out all sunlight.
    Synonym:
    exclude, keep out, shut out
    Antonym:
    admit, include, let in
    source: wordnet30
  • To close so as to hinder ingress or egress; as, to shut a door or a gate; to shut one's eyes or mouth.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To close itself; to become closed; as, the door shuts; it shuts hard.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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