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shut
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- pronunciation:
- shuht
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
shuts, shutting, shut |
| definition 1: |
When you shut something, you move it so that it covers an opening. When you shut a door, you close it.
Last night, my mom shut the windows because it was getting too cold.Gabe's little sister likes to open and shut the cupboard doors.- synonyms:
- close
- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- fasten, seal, secure
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| definition 2: |
If you shut an animal or person in, you put them in a place where they can't get out.
Who shut the dog in the closet? Let him out right now!- synonyms:
- confine, enclose
- antonyms:
- free
- similar words:
- cage, fence, lock in, restrict
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| definition 3: |
If someone shuts a business, they close it and do not open it again.
The owners were sad to shut their restaurant, but they were too old to keep it going.- antonyms:
- set up
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