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Meaning Of Shut
imp. & p. p.
of Shut
v. t.
To close so as to hinder ingress or egress; as, to shut a
door or a gate; to shut one's eyes or mouth.
v. t.
To forbid entrance into; to prohibit; to bar; as, to shut
the ports of a country by a blockade.
v. t.
To preclude; to exclude; to bar out.
v. t.
To fold together; to close over, as the fingers; to close
by bringing the parts together; as, to shut the hand; to shut a book.
v. i.
To close itself; to become closed; as, the door shuts; it
shuts hard.
a.
Closed or fastened; as, a shut door.
a.
Rid; clear; free; as, to get shut of a person.
a.
Formed by complete closure of the mouth passage, and with the
nose passage remaining closed; stopped, as are the mute consonants, p,
t, k, b, d, and hard g.
a.
Cut off sharply and abruptly by a following consonant in the
same syllable, as the English short vowels, /, /, /, /, /, always are.
n.
The act or time of shutting; close; as, the shut of a door.
n.
A door or cover; a shutter.
n.
The line or place where two pieces of metal are united by
welding.