Shut

/ʃʌt/

Meaning & Definition

noun

The act of shutting something.

With a final shut of the door, she left the past behind.

verb

To close something or to be closed; to make something not open.

Please shut the door when you leave.

To stop operation; to cease functioning.

The factory was shut down due to safety violations.

To block off or prevent somebody from accessing something.

They shut him out of the meeting because of his poor behavior.

adjective

Not open; blocked.

The shut window kept the room warm.

Middle English 'shutten', of unknown origin.

shut up

To stop talking.

shut one's eyes

To ignore something.

shut the door

To end an opportunity.

shut off

To stop the flow of something.

shut down

To cease operations.

closure

The act of closing.

shutter

A device that opens and closes a window or door.

shutting

The act of closing.

shutdown

The process of closing something down.

To be quiet or stop talking.

When she started ranting, I just told her to shut.

To dismiss or ignore someone.

He just wanted to shut her down when she disagreed.