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shut
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- pronunciation:
- shuht
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- shut down, shut off, shut up
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
shuts, shutting, shut |
| definition 1: |
to close (a door, window, or the like).
- synonyms:
- close
- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- fasten, seal, secure
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| definition 2: |
to close (a book or the like) by folding the parts together.
- synonyms:
- close
- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- fold
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| definition 3: |
to cause (a business or the like) to stop operating.
- synonyms:
- close
- antonyms:
- open, set up
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| definition 4: |
to put into a particular confined place.
The burglars shut him in the closet.- synonyms:
- confine, enclose
- antonyms:
- free
- similar words:
- barricade, cage, coop up, corral, fence, impound, imprison, incarcerate, lock in, pen, restrict
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| related words: |
clench, close |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to move or be moved into a closed position.
- synonyms:
- close
- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- fasten, fold, lock
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| phrase: |
shut down, shut off, shut up |
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