Shut

v. t.	1.	To close so as to hinder ingress or egress; as, to shut a door or a gate; to shut one's eyes or mouth. [imp. & p. p. Shut; p. pr. & vb. n. Shutting.]
	2.	To forbid entrance into; to prohibit; to bar; as, to shut the ports of a country by a blockade. Shall that be shut to man which to the beast Is open? - Milton.
	3.	To preclude; to exclude; to bar out.
	4.	To fold together; to close over, as the fingers; to close by bringing the parts together; as, to shut the hand; to shut a book. To shut in a - To inclose; to confine b - To cover or intercept the view of; as, one point shuts in another. - Cen. vii. 16. To shut off a - To exclude b - To prevent the passage of, as steam through a pipe, or water through a flume, by closing a cock, valve, or gate. To shut out to preclude from entering; to deny admission to; to exclude; as, to shut out rain by a tight roof. To shut together to unite; to close, especially to close by welding. To shut up a - To close; to make fast the entrances into; as, to shut up a house. b - To obstruct c - To inclose; to confine; to imprison; to fasten in; as, to shut up a prisoner. - Sir W. Raleigh. Before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. - Gal. iii. 23. When the scene of life is shut up, the slave will be above his master if he has acted better. - Collier.
v. i.	1.	To close itself; to become closed; as, the door shuts; it shuts hard. To shut up to cease speaking. - T. Hughes.
a.	1.	Closed or fastened; as, a shut door.
	2.	Rid; clear; free; as, to get shut of a person.
	3.	(Phon.) Formed by complete closure of the mouth passage, and with the nose passage remaining closed; stopped, as are the mute consonants, p, t, k, b, d, and hard g.
n.	1.	The act or time of shutting; close; as, the shut of a door. Just then returned at shut of evening flowers. - Milton.
	2.	A door or cover; a shutter.
	3.	The line or place where two pieces of metal are united by welding. Cold shut the imperfection in a casting caused by the flowing of liquid metal upon partially chilled metal; also, the imperfect weld in a forging caused by the inadequate heat of one surface under working.

Verb	1.	shut - move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window" Synonyms: close
	2.	shut - become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang" Synonyms: close
	3.	shut - prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country" Synonyms: keep out, shut out, exclude
Adj.	1.	shut - not open; "the door slammed shut" Synonyms: unopen, closed Antonyms: open, unfastened - affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open"
	2.	shut - used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight" Synonyms: closed

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