English

Detailed Synonyms for shut in English

shut:

to shut verb (shuts, shut, shutting)

  1. to shut
    to shut; to close; to draw
    • shut verb (shuts, shut, shutting)
    • close verb (closes, closed, closing)
    • draw verb (draws, drew, drawing)
  2. to shut
    to close; to shut; to pull to; to pull shut
    • close verb (closes, closed, closing)
    • shut verb (shuts, shut, shutting)
    • pull to verb (pulls to, pulled to, pulling to)
    • pull shut verb (pulls shut, pulled shut, pulling shut)
  3. to shut
    to demarcate; to put under seal; to seal; to stop up; to close; to shut; to fence off; to bind; to plug
    • demarcate verb (demarcates, demarcated, demarcating)
    • put under seal verb (puts under seal, put under seal, putting under seal)
    • seal verb (seals, sealed, sealing)
    • stop up verb (stops up, stopped up, stopping up)
    • close verb (closes, closed, closing)
    • shut verb (shuts, shut, shutting)
    • fence off verb (fences off, fenced off, fencing off)
    • bind verb (binds, binding)
    • plug verb (plugs, plugged, plugging)
  4. to shut
    to close; to shut; click shut
  5. to shut
    – move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut 1
    to close; to shut
    – move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut 1
    • close verb (closes, closed, closing)
    • shut verb (shuts, shut, shutting)
      • shut the window1
  6. to shut
    – become closed 1
    to close; to shut
    – become closed 1
    • close verb (closes, closed, closing)
      • The windows closed with a loud bang1
    • shut verb (shuts, shut, shutting)
  7. to shut
    – prevent from entering; shut out 1
    to exclude; to shut; to shut out; to keep out
    – prevent from entering; shut out 1
    • exclude verb (excludes, excluded, excluding)
      • This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country1
    • shut verb (shuts, shut, shutting)
      • The trees were shutting out all sunlight1
    • shut out verb (shuts out, shut out, shutting out)
    • keep out verb (keeps out, kept out, keeping out)

Conjugations for shut:

present
  1. shut
  2. shut
  3. shuts
  4. shut
  5. shut
  6. shut
simple past
  1. shut
  2. shut
  3. shut
  4. shut
  5. shut
  6. shut
present perfect
  1. have shut
  2. have shut
  3. has shut
  4. have shut
  5. have shut
  6. have shut
past continuous
  1. was shutting
  2. were shutting
  3. was shutting
  4. were shutting
  5. were shutting
  6. were shutting
future
  1. shall shut
  2. will shut
  3. will shut
  4. shall shut
  5. will shut
  6. will shut
continuous present
  1. am shutting
  2. are shutting
  3. is shutting
  4. are shutting
  5. are shutting
  6. are shutting
subjunctive
  1. be shut
  2. be shut
  3. be shut
  4. be shut
  5. be shut
  6. be shut
diverse
  1. shut!
  2. let's shut!
  3. shut
  4. shutting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

shut adj

  1. shut
    closed; dense; shut
  2. shut
    closed; shut
  3. shut
    – not open 1
    shut; closed; unopen
    – not open 1
  4. shut
    – used especially of mouth or eyes 1
    shut; closed
    – used especially of mouth or eyes 1
    • shut adj
      • his eyes were shut against the sunlight1
    • closed adj
      • he sat quietly with closed eyes1

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Antonyms for "shut":


Related Definitions for "shut":

  1. not open1
    • the door slammed shut1
  2. used especially of mouth or eyes1
    • his eyes were shut against the sunlight1
  3. move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut1
    • shut the window1
  4. become closed1
  5. prevent from entering; shut out1
    • The trees were shutting out all sunlight1

Related Synonyms for shut