Dec 4, 2016 · The meaning of SHUT is to move into position to close an opening. How to use shut in a sentence.

SHUT meaning: 1. to (cause to) close something: 2. to (cause to) stop operating or being in service, either…. Learn more.

If you shut your eyes, you lower your eyelids so that you cannot see anything. Lucy shut her eyes so she wouldn't see it happen. [VERB noun] Shut is also an adjective. His eyes were shut and …

Oct 13, 2025 · Closed, not open, in any of various senses. A shut door barred our way into the house. The door banged shut with a breeze.

Definition of shut verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. To stop the flow or passage of; cut off: shut off the hot water by closing a valve. 2. To close off; isolate: loners who shut themselves off from the community.

Derived forms: shut, shuts, shutting See also: blinking, blocked, compressed, drawn, nonopening, obstructed, sealed, shut in, squinched, squinting, stoppered, tight, winking

When a shop, restaurant, etc is shut, it has stopped serving customers and does not allow people to enter it. (Definition of shut from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University …

May 3, 2024 · They plan to shut the factory by the end of the year. He shut his eyes and went to sleep. She shut the book loudly. The owner is shutting the pub for the weekend.

2 days ago · TxDOT is launching a years-long I-10 White Oak Bayou project in Houston, shutting down major ramps and reducing lanes between I-45 and Houston Avenue.