The meaning of Shut

Irregular verb

1 form	Shut
2 form	Shut
3 form	Shut

Shut – definition

verb
Move (something) into position so as to block an opening; close.
Usage examples:
Shut the window, please
Synonims:
Close Draw/pull/push to Slam Fasten Put the lid on Bar Lock Latch Padlock Secure Seal Put up the shutters
verb
Make (something) unavailable for business or service, either permanently or until due to be open again.
Usage examples:
We shut the shop for lunch

verb
Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

Shut translation into English

Shut: translate from English into Chinese

关闭, 关, 闭, 合, 扃, 阏, 合拢, 掩, 关上, 折拢, 关闭的, 合拢的

Shut: translate from English into Dutch

Dicht, Sluiten, Afsluiten, Dichtmaken, Toe, Dichtdoen, Dichtgaan, Insluiten, Toedoen, Eindigen

Shut: translate from English into French

Fermer, Fermé, Clos, Se fermer, Détenir

Shut: translate from English into German

Schließen, Geschlossen, Zu, Verschließen, Dicht, Zumachen, Geschlossen werden, Einschließen, Sich schließen, Zugehen, Zusammenklappen

Shut: translate from English into Hindi

बंद करना, बंद, रोकना, अलग करना, मुंहबंद, मूंदना, क़ैद करना, विरत होना, लपेटना, मीचना, डाटना, झांपा हुआ, ढांका हुआ, बन्द करना, लगाना

Shut: translate from English into Italian

Chiuso, Chiudere, Chiudersi, Serrare

Shut: translate from English into Korean

닫다, 닫은, 닫히다, 덮다, 폐쇄음의, ...을 가두다, ...에 틀어박히다, 폐쇄하다, 끼이게 하다, 폐쇄되다

Shut: translate from English into Russian

Закрыть, Закрывать, Закрываться, Закрытый, Запираться, Перекрывать, Запирать, Затворяться, Прекращать, Затворять, Запертый, Преградить, Заканчивать, Прищемлять, Складывать, Задвигаться

Shut: translate from English into Spanish

Cerrado, Cerrar, Cerrarse, Encerrar

Word origin

Old English scyttan ‘put (a bolt) in position to hold fast’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch schutten ‘shut up, obstruct’, also to shoot.

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Shut synonims

bar

noun
A long rigid piece of wood, metal, or similar material, typically used as an obstruction, fastening, or weapon.
Usage examples:
An iron bar

verb
Fasten (something, especially a door or window) with a bar or bars.
Usage examples:
She bolted and barred the door

preposition
Except for.
Usage examples:
His kids were all gone now, bar one

All meanings and translations of Bar

close

adjective
Only a short distance away or apart in space or time.
Usage examples:
The hotel is close to the sea

adverb
Very near to someone or something; with very little space between.
Usage examples:
They stood close to the door

noun
Another term for high (sense 7 of the adjective).

All meanings and translations of Close

fasten

verb
Close or do up securely.
Usage examples:
The tunic was fastened with a row of gilt buttons

verb
To make or become firmly attached or closed
Usage examples:
[ i ] this skirt fastens at the back., [ t ] fasten your seatbelt.

All meanings and translations of Fasten

latch

noun
A metal bar with a catch and lever used for fastening a door or gate.
Usage examples:
Lifting the latch, she pushed the gate open

verb
Fasten (a door or gate) with a latch.
Usage examples:
She latched the door carefully

noun
A fastening device for a door or gate
Usage examples:
[ t ] make sure the cabinet door is latched so the cat can’t get in.

All meanings and translations of Latch

lock

noun
A mechanism for keeping a door, window, lid, or container fastened, typically operated by a key.
Usage examples:
The key turned firmly in the lock

verb
Fasten or secure (something) with a lock.
Usage examples:
She closed and locked her desk

noun
A piece of a person's hair that coils or hangs together.
Usage examples:
She pushed back a lock of hair

All meanings and translations of Lock

padlock

noun
A detachable lock hanging by a pivoted hook on the object fastened.
Usage examples:
A padlock on the garden gate

verb
Secure with a padlock.
Usage examples:
His father had padlocked the gate

All meanings and translations of Padlock

seal

noun
A device or substance that is used to join two things together so as to prevent them from coming apart or to prevent anything from passing between them.
Usage examples:
Attach a draught seal to the door itself

verb
Fasten or close securely.
Usage examples:
He folded it, sealed the envelope, and walked to the postbox

noun
A fish-eating aquatic mammal with a streamlined body and feet developed as flippers, that returns to land to breed or rest.
Usage examples:
Others suggest that marine species were derived at least twice, with one lineage leading to the sea…

All meanings and translations of Seal

secure

adjective
Fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost.
Usage examples:
Check to ensure that all nuts and bolts are secure

verb
Fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost.
Usage examples:
Pins secure the handle to the main body

adjective
Free from risk and the threat of change for the worse
Usage examples:
A secure job, people want to feel secure economically., the museum has a large endowment, so its fu…

All meanings and translations of Secure

slam

verb
Shut (a door, window, or lid) forcefully and loudly.
Usage examples:
He slams the door behind him as he leaves

noun
A loud bang caused by the forceful shutting of something such as a door.
Usage examples:
The door closed with a slam

verb
Close violently

All meanings and translations of Slam

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