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shut

/ʃʌt/verb, adjective1 syllable

Shut means: used especially of mouth or eyes.

Synonyms for shut14

verb, as in prevent from entering; shut out

exclude, keep out, shut out

verb, as in move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

close

verb, as in become closed

close

adjective, as in used especially of mouth or eyes

closed, blinking, winking, compressed, tight, squinched, squinting

adjective, as in not open

unopen, closed

also used for shut

shut up, alley

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Opposites of shut

open

What does shut mean?5

adjective

1

used especially of mouth or eyes“he sat quietly with closed eyes”

2

not open“the door slammed shut”

verb

1

prevent from entering; shut out“The trees were shutting out all sunlight”

2

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut“Close the door”

3

become closed“The windows closed with a loud bang”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with shut?13

one syllable

butwhatcutbuttnutguthutslutstrutputtrut

two syllables

somewhatuncut
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Shut in a sentence

  • Buckle up, sit down, shut up and hold on.papabear
  • When he returned home, he shut himself in his room.CM
  • She simply cannot keep her mouth shut, not even for a second.human600
  • If you shut the door to all errors, truth will be shut out.carlosalberto
  • Get over there, sit down, and shut up.Hybrid
  • Previously they shut off hot water twice each summer, and now only once.pauldhunt
  • If you don't have anything nice to say, keep your mouth shut.CK
  • All of a sudden, the door shut with a bang.CM

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Forms of shut

as a verb

past tense
shut
past participle
shut
present participle
shutting
third-person singular
shuts