shut
Closed, not open, in any of various sensesClosed, not open, in any of various senses.: Physically sealed, obstructed, folded together, etc.
» I shut the door behind me.
Я закрыл за собой дверь.
Я зачинив за собою дверi.
Meaning
6 sensesClosed, not open, in any of various senses.
(not comparable)Physically sealed, obstructed, folded together, etc.
A shut door barred our way into the house.
The door banged shut with a breeze.
(not comparable)Not available for use or operation.
Phone lines are now shut.
(not comparable)Not operating or conducting trade; not allowing entrance to visitors or the public.
Banks are shut on bank holidays.
The museum is shut for the Christmas holidays.
(not comparable)Not receptive.
He mind is shut to new ideas.
(especially, not comparable)Of a club, bat or other hitting implement, angled downwards and/or (for a right-hander) anticlockwise of straight.
(not comparable)Synonym of close.
- not open
- used especially of mouth or eyes
Examples
1490 sentencesI shut the door behind me.
Я зачинив за собою дверi. — rmdas
ruЯ закрыл за собой дверь. — paul_lingvo
Please shut the door behind you.
Будь ласка, зачини за собою двері. — deniko
ruПожалуйста, закройте за собой дверь. — marafon
deSchließ bitte die Tür hinter dir. — MUIRIEL
Tom told Mary to shut up.
Том сказав Мері замовкнути. — deniko
ruТом сказал Мэри замолчать. — marafon
Will you shut the door, please?
Зачини двері, будь ласка. — deniko
Tom tried to shut the door.
Том спробував зачинити двері. — Balamax
ruТом попытался закрыть дверь. — Balamax
Origin
From Middle English schitten, schetten, from Old English sċyttan (“to cause rapid movementFrom Middle English schitten, schetten, from Old English sċyttan (“to cause rapid movement, shoot a bolt, shut, bolt”), from Proto-West Germanic *skuttjan, from Proto-Germanic *skutjaną, *skuttijaną (“to bar, bolt”), from Proto-Germanic *skuttą, *skuttjō (“bar, bolt, shed”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- (“to drive, fall upon, rush”). The Modern English word was originally a dialect form; the Old English word would have normally merged with shit.
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Synonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- shut the door
- shut the window
- mouth shut
- shut up and
- the door shut
- to shut the
- shut the gate
- his mouth shut
- just shut up
- to shut up
- door shut
- shut the barn