shut

shut
I UK [ʃʌt] / US verb
Word forms "shut":
present tense I/you/we/they shut he/she/it shuts present participle shutting past tense shut past participle shut
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1) [transitive] to close something, for example a door, window, or drawer

Please shut the door behind you.

Shut the gate or the dog will get out.

Don't worry about the curtains – I'll shut them later.

a) [intransitive] if something such as a door or window shuts, it closes

I heard the front door shut.

b) [transitive] if you shut a book or magazine, you close it so that you only see the cover

Sandra shut the book and put it down on the table.

c) [intransitive/transitive] if you shut your eyes, or if they shut, you close them so that you cannot see, often to avoid seeing something unpleasant
d) [intransitive/transitive] if you shut your mouth, or if it shuts, you press your lips together
2) [intransitive/transitive] British to close a business at the end of the working day or for a short period of time

Let's shut the shop early tonight.

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shut your mouth/face/trap/gob — impolite an offensive way of telling someone to stop talking

You'd better shut your mouth!

Phrasal verbs:
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II UK [ʃʌt] / US adjective [not usually before noun]
a) closed

With the door shut, the room was hot and humid.

She squeezed her eyes shut, hoping he would just go away.

She heard the bedroom window blow shut.

b) British closed and not open for business

Are all the bars shut in this town?

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English dictionary. 2014.

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