shut out

1. (transitive)To prevent from entering; to block or exclude.

   His wife shut him out of his own house.

   This triple-glazing shuts out the noise of the traffic.

   prevent from entering; shut out

2. (transitive)To hide from sight.

   The high wall shut out the countryside beyond.

3. (transitive)To refuse to be open and vulnerable toward.

4. To prevent from scoring; to perform a shutout.

1. She put her hands over her ears to shut out the noise.

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2. I'll shut you out.

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3. These trees shut out the view.

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4. The power in the gym shut out.

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5. If you shut the door to all errors, truth will be shut out.

   deWenn ihr eure Türen allen Irrtümern verschließt, schließt ihr auch die Wahrheit aus. — Adelpa

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irregular · Lesson

• shut upзробити, робитиTo close (a building) so that no one can enter.
• shut outзакрити, закриватиTo prevent from entering; to block or exclude.
• shut inобмежувати, вкладатиTo confine.
• shut downвимкнути, вимикатиTo close, terminate, or end; to stop operating, either permanently or temporarily.
• shut awayприбрати, прибиратиTo isolate (someone) in a closed-off area or room.
• shut offTo stop or turn off by closing something, such as a valve.