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verb

To move (a door, for example) in order to cover an opening: close. See open/close.

phrasal verb - shut in

To confine within a limited area: cage, coop (in or up), enclose, fence (in), immure, mew (up), pen², shut up, wall (in or up),, free/unfree.

phrasal verb - shut off (or out)

To cut off from sight: block (out), conceal, hide¹, obscure, obstruct, screen, shroud,, show/hide.

phrasal verb - shut out

1. To exclude from normal social or professional activities: blackball, blacklist, boycott, ostracize. See accept/reject.
2. To keep from being admitted, included, or considered: bar, count out, debar, eliminate, except, exclude, keep out, rule out. See include/exclude.
3. To rid one's mind of: banish, cast out, dismiss, dispel. See keep/release.

phrasal verb - shut up

1. To confine within a limited area: cage, coop (in or up), enclose, fence (in), immure, mew (up), pen², shut in, wall (in or up). See free/unfree.
2. To enclose so as to hinder or prohibit escape: closet, confine, imprison. See free/unfree.
3. To cause to become silent: hush, quiet, quieten, shush, silence, still. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

Idioms beginning with shut:
shut one's eyes to
shut the door

See also close (shut) down; close (shut) one's eyes to; close (shut) the door on; keep one's mouth shut; open and shut case; put up or shut up.

v

Definition: close
Antonyms: open

IN BRIEF: adj. - Not open; Used especially of mouth or eyes.

If you keep your mouth shut, you will never put your foot in it. — Austin O'Malley

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adjective
adjective

1: to be or get shut of = to be or get shot of (see at shot adjective 1). (1575 —) .
S. Barstow 'I haven't got her.' 'You're sure well shut, from all I hear' (1976). verb

2:
a: : to shut one's face (or head or mouth or trap) to stop talking. (1809 —) .
Best Short Stories 'Shut your daft grinning face,' growled Arthur (1939).

b: : to shut it to stop talking. (1886 —) .
G. Millar 'Enough,' cried Boulaya. 'Shut it, Frisé...You know nothing' (1945).

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n

The part of an anterior artificial tooth between the ridge lap and the shoulder. The pins for retaining the tooth in the base material are located in the shut.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - lukke
v. intr. - kunne lukkes
n. - lukke, lukning, sammenføjning

idioms:

• shut away    gemme bort, isolere
• shut down    slukke for, lukke
• shut in    lukke inde, indespærre
• shut off    lukke for, lukke af for, spærre, lukke ude, udelukke
• shut out    lukke ude, udelukke, skjule
• shut the door in someone's face    smække døren i hovedet på nogen
• shut the door on    lukke døren for
• shut up    holde mund, tie stille, lukke, lukke inde
• Shut your face    Hold kæft!
• Shut your head    Hold kæft!

Nederlands (Dutch)
sluiten, dicht, gesloten

Français (French)
v. tr. - fermer, enfermer (qn, un animal) (dans), s'enfermer (dans)
v. intr. - fermer, se fermer
n. - fermeture, jointure
adj. - fermé

idioms:

• be shut of    être fermé
• shut away    enfermer, mettre sous clef, tenir (qn) à distance, écarter (des difficultés), se mettre à l'écart de
• shut down    fermer, s'arrêter, arrêter (une machine)
• shut in    entourer, (fig) se sentir étouffé, s'enfermer
• shut off    couper, arrêter, fermer, isoler
• shut oneself off    s'isoler de
• shut out    laisser dehors, éliminer, chasser, repousser, empêcher (qch) d'entrer, bloquer, (US) empêcher (qn) de marquer
• shut someone up    faire taire qn, enfermer qn
• shut something up    fermer qch
• shut the door in someone's face    claquer la porte au nez (de quelqu'un)
• shut the door on    fermer la porte au nez de
• shut up    tais-toi!, boucle-la (excl)
• Shut your face    ferme-la (excl)
• Shut your head    ferme-la (excl)

Deutsch (German)
v. - zumachen, (sich) schließen
adj. - zu, geschlossen
n. - Schweißstelle

idioms:

• be shut of    jmdn./etw. loswerden
• shut away    wegschließen
• shut down    schließen, zumachen, stillgelegt werden
• shut in    einschließen, zurückhalten
• shut off    unterbrechen, (sich) abstellen
• shut oneself off    sich trennen von
• shut out    aussperren, versperren, ausschalten
• shut someone up    jmdn. sperren
• shut something up    zumachen, sperren
• shut the door in someone's face    jmndm. die Tür vor der Nase zuschlagen
• shut the door on    die Tür vor der Nase zuschlagen
• shut up    zum Schweigen bringen, abschließen, einsperren
• Shut your face    halt die Fresse! (derb)
• Shut your head    Halt den Mund!

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κλείνω, σφαλίζω, (κλειδ)αμπαρώνω, βουλώνω, φράσσω
adj. - κλεισμένος, κλειστός, σφαλισμένος, κλειδαμπαρωμένος, περιορισμένος, μαντρωμένος
n. - κλείσιμο, σφάλισμα, συγκολλητική ραφή μετάλλων

idioms:

• shut away    εγκλείω, βάζω σε μπουντρούμι, καταχωνιάζω, κλειδαμπαρώνω
• shut down    κλείνω, διακόπτω (λειτουργία, παροχή κ.λπ.), καταργώ, βάζω λουκέτο, παύω να λειτουργώ
• shut in    φυλακίζω, κλειδαμπαρώνω, εγκλωβίζω, παρεμποδίζω (θέα κ.λπ.)
• shut off    βουλώνω, διακόπτω (παροχή κ.λπ.), απομονώνω, αποκόπτω
• shut out    κλείνω ή κλειδώνω έξω, αποκόπτω (επικοινωνία κ.λπ.), αποκλείω, απομονώνω
• shut the door in someone's face    κλείνω κάποιου την πόρτα κατάμουτρα
• shut the door on    κλείνω την πόρτα σε, αποκλείω την δυνατότητα να
• shut up    κλείνω, βουλώνω, βγάζω το σκασμό, αμπαρώνω
• Shut your face    κόφ' το!
• Shut your head    κόφ' το!

Italiano (Italian)
chiudere, chiudersi, chiuso

idioms:

• shut away    ritirarsi
• shut down    chiudere i battenti
• shut in    rinchiudere
• shut off    interrompere
• shut one's eyes/ ears/heart/mind to    far finta di ignorare
• shut out    escludere
• shut the door on    chiudere la porta in faccia a
• shut up    chiudere la bocca
• Shut your face/head!    Piantala!

Português (Portuguese)
v. - fechar, interceptar, confinar
adj. - fechado
n. - encerramento (m)

idioms:

• shut away    prender
• shut down    cerrar
• shut in    colocar em resguardo
• shut off    desligar
• shut one's eyes/ears/heart/mind to    isolar-se
• shut out    fechar a porta, barrar a entrada
• shut the door on    bater a porta na cara
• shut up    fazer calar a boca, encerrar
• Shut your face/head!    Cala a boca!

Русский (Russian)
закрывать, закрываться, перекрывать, сжимать, прекращать работу, запирать, складывать, защемлять, выключать, дверца, крышка, спай, закрытый, запертый

idioms:

• shut away    спрятать
• shut down    закрыть, закрыться, прекратить работу, заслонить, выключить
• shut in    запертый, не выходящий из дому, госпитализированный, госпитализированный больной
• shut off    отключать, перекрыть, отрезать, исключать, прекращение доступа, закрытый сезон, перерыв, отключающее устройство
• shut one's eyes/ ears/heart/mind to    отказываться понимать что-л., не замечать
• shut out    не впускать, подвергнуть локауту, загораживать, блокировать, лишить чего-л., не допускать что-л. куда-л., локаут, игра с "сухим" счетом, недопущение куда-л.
• shut the door on    решительно отвергнуть
• shut up    закрывать, заткнуться
• Shut your face/head!    заткнуться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - cerrar, encerrar, tapar, obstruir, pillar, soldar
v. intr. - cerrar, cerrarse
n. - el acto de cerrar, la hora de cierre, la línea donde se unen dos trozos de metal soldados
adj. - cerrado

idioms:

• be shut of    ser quitado de encima
• shut away    encerrar, guardar bajo llave
• shut down    cerrar, cerrarse
• shut in    cercar, encerrar, rodear
• shut off    desconectar, apagar, cortar, aislar
• shut oneself off    encerrarse
• shut out    excluir, eliminar, dejar fuera, evitar, no admitir
• shut someone up    hacer callar a alguien
• shut something up    cerrar algo (un abanico)
• shut the door in someone's face    cerrar la puerta en las narices a alguien
• shut the door on    cerrarle la puerta a
• shut up    callarse
• Shut your face    cierra la boca, ¡cállate la boca!, ¡cierra el pico!
• Shut your head    cierra la boca, ¡cállate la boca!, ¡cierra el pico!

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - stänga, sluta ihop, stänga av, stänga in, fälla ihop, fälla ned, slå ihop
adj. - stängd, sluten, avstängd, instängd
n. - stängning, slutning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
关上, 关闭, 闭上, 禁闭, 把...关住, 使停止营业, 合上, 打烊, 停止营业

idioms:

• shut away    关起来
• shut down    停工, 关闭, 机器关机
• shut in    围住
• shut off    关掉, 切断
• shut out    关在外面, 排除, 遮住
• shut the door in someone's face    将某人拒之门外, 让某人吃闭门羹
• shut the door on    给...吃闭门羹, 拒绝
• shut up    住口, 禁闭, 关闭
• Shut your face    闭嘴, 住口
• Shut your head    闭嘴, 住口

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 關上, 關閉, 閉上, 禁閉, 把...關住, 使停止營業
v. intr. - 關上, 合上, 打烊, 停止營業
n. - 關閉

idioms:

• shut away    關起來
• shut down    停工, 關閉, 機器關機
• shut in    圍住
• shut off    關掉, 切斷
• shut out    關在外面, 排除, 遮住
• shut the door in someone's face    將某人拒之門外, 讓某人吃閉門羹
• shut the door on    給...吃閉門羹, 拒絕
• shut up    住口, 禁閉, 關閉
• Shut your face    閉嘴, 住口
• Shut your head    閉嘴, 住口

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 닫다, 휴업하다, ~을 가두다
v. intr. - 닫히다, 오므라지다, (어둠의 장막, 안개 등이) 깃들이다
n. - 닫음, 끝, 용접부위

idioms:

• shut away    격리하다, 가두다
• shut down    닫다, 제재하다, 패배 시키다
• shut in    가두다, 보이지 않게 하다, 어두워지다
• shut off    (도로의) 교통을 차단하다, ~에서 제외하다, 패배 시키다
• shut out    들이지 않다, 안보이게 하다, 영봉하다
• shut up    (집 따위를) 잠가 두다, 밀폐하여 저장하다, 감금하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 閉める, 閉じる, 閉じ込める, 締め出す, 畳む, 挟む

idioms:

• shut away    隔離する, 閉じ込める
• shut down    しっかり閉める, 営業をやめる, 閉鎖する, 止まる, 立ちこめる, 降りる
• shut in    閉じ込める, 取り囲む, 見えなくする
• shut off    止める, さえぎる, 遠ざける, 切り離す
• shut one's eyes/ ears/heart/mind to    目をつぶる/耳をかさない/心を閉ざす
• shut out    締め出す, 見えないようにする
• shut the door on    門戸を閉ざす, 考慮しない
• shut up    しっかり閉める, 戸締りをする, 閉じ込める, しまい込む, 黙る, 黙らせる
• shut up shop    閉店する, 店を畳む, 仕事をやめる
• Shut your face/head!    話をやめろ!
• Shut your trap!    黙ってろ!

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يغمض عينيه, يوصد, يغلق, يحجز (صفه) متحرر, موصد, مغلق (الاسم) أيصاد, أغلاق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סגר, נעל, סתם, קיפל‬
v. intr. - ‮נסגר, נתקע ב-‬
n. - ‮סגירה, נעילה‬

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