Definition of shut

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Shut (v. t.) To close so as to hinder ingress or egress; as, to shut a door or a gate; to shut one's eyes or mouth..

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Gatepost :: Gatepost (n.) A post against which a gate closes; -- called also shutting post.
Occluse :: Occluse (a.) Shut; closed.
Alligator :: Alligator (n.) A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal notches. Besides the common species of the southern United States, there are allied species in South America..
Pirn :: Pirn (n.) A quill or reed on which thread or yarn is wound; a bobbin; also, the wound yarn on a weaver's shuttle; also, the reel of a fishing rod..
Crib :: Crib (v. t.) To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp.
Quadrivalve :: Quadrivalve (n.) A door, shutter, or the like, having four folds..
Slam :: Slam (v. i.) To come or swing against something, or to shut, with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise; as, a door or shutter slams..
Sty :: Sty (v. t.) To shut up in, or as in, a sty..
Shut :: Shut (n.) The line or place where two pieces of metal are united by welding.
Closet :: Closet (v. t.) To shut up in, or as in, a closet; to conceal..
Preclude :: Preclude (v.) To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to stop; to impede..
Unclutch :: Unclutch (v. t.) To open, as something closely shut..
Unshutter :: Unshutter (v. t.) To open or remove the shutters of.
Interclude :: Interclude (v. t.) To shut off or out from a place or course, by something intervening; to intercept; to cut off; to interrupt..
Exclusion :: Exclusion (n.) The act of excluding, or of shutting out, whether by thrusting out or by preventing admission; a debarring; rejection; prohibition; the state of being excluded..
Immure :: Immure (v. t.) To inclose whithin walls, or as within walls; hence, to shut up; to imprison; to incarcerate..
Padlock :: Padlock (v. t.) To fasten with, or as with, a padlock; to stop; to shut; to confine as by a padlock..
Shut :: Shut (a.) Closed or fastened; as, a shut door..
Shuttle :: Shuttle (v. i.) To move backwards and forwards, like a shuttle..
Intraparietal :: Intraparietal (a.) Situated or occurring within an inclosure; shut off from public sight; private; secluded; retired.
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