shut in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
shut in Kashmiri कॉशुर
shut in Malayalam മലയാളം
shut in English
- shut⇄adj. 1. closed; fastened up; enclosed.
2. (Phonetics.)
a. formed by completely checking the outgoing breath.
b. having sound stopped by a consonant at the end of a syllable. - shut⇄expr. shut down,
a. to close by lowering.
Ex. We shut down all the windows when the storm began.
b. to close (a factory, mine, or the like) for a time; stop work.
Ex. We've got to shut down until there is a demand for our produc - shut⇄expr. shut in,
a. to keep from going out, as by closing a door or receptacle.
Ex. The recluse shut himself in and refused to leave the house.
b. to enclose with a barrier; hem in.
Ex. Wooded hills ... shut in the view on every s - shut⇄expr. shut off,
a. to prevent the passage of (steam, water, gas, or other fluid), as by closing a valve or tap.
Ex. The motion of the piston was equalized by shutting off the steam sooner or later from the cylinder (Robert Stuart).
b. - shut⇄expr. shut out,
a. to keep from coming in; deny right of entry to a place; exclude.
Ex. The curtains shut out the light. Shut the dog out of this room.
b. to beat (a team) without allowing it to score.
Ex. The pitcher shut out t - shut⇄expr. shut up,
a. to close the doors and windows of.
Ex. Noah, you shut up the shop (Dickens).
b. to keep from going out; enclose; confine.
Ex. She shuts her cats up during the day, but lets them roam the neighborhood at night. - shut⇄noun 1. the act or time of shutting or closing.
2. the line of junction of two pieces of welded metal. - shut⇄shut, verb, shut,shutting,adjective, noun.
- shut⇄v.i. to become closed; be closed.
Ex. The great gates slowly shut. - shut⇄v.t. 1. to close (a container or opening) by pushing or pulling a lid, door, or some part into place.
Ex. to shut a box, to shut a window, to shut a gate.
2. to bring together the parts of.
Ex. to shut a knife. Shut your eyes. Shut the