Shut
WordNet
adjective
(1) Not open
"The door slammed shut"
(2) Used especially of mouth or eyes
"He sat quietly with closed eyes"
"His eyes were shut against the sunlight"
verb
(3) Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
"Close the door"
"Shut the window"
(4) Become closed
"The windows closed with a loud bang"
(5) Prevent from entering; shut out
"The trees were shutting out all sunlight"
"This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"
WiktionaryText
Verb
- To close, to stop from being open.
- Please shut the door.
- The light was so bright I had to shut my eyes.
- To close, to stop being open.
- If you wait too long, the automatic door will shut.
- To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed.
- The pharmacy is shut on Sunday.
Usage notes
Except when part of one of the derived terms listed below, almost every use of shut can be replaced by close. The reverse is not true -- there are many uses of close than cannot be replaced by shut.
Etymology 2
Variation of or (archaic, related to ) from .