shut as a verb: - 1
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shut
verb
1 shut
Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut:
— Shut the window.
synonym: close.
Dutch: dichtdoen, dichten, dichtmaken, sluiten, toedoen
2 shut
Become closed.
synonym: close.
Dutch: dichtgaan, sluiten
3 shut
adjective
1 shut
Not open:
— The door slammed shut.
synonyms: closed, unopen.
Roget 261:
closed
etc.
v.;
shut,
operculated†;
unopened.
unpierced†,
imporous†,
caecal [Med.];
closable;
imperforate,
impervious,
impermeable;
impenetrable;
impassable,
unpassable†;
invious†;
pathless,
wayless†;
untrodden,
untrod.
unventilated;
air tight,
water tight;
hermetically sealed;
tight,
snug.
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2 shut
Used especially of mouth or eyes:
— His eyes were shut against the sunlight.
synonym: closed.
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