shut

//ʃʌt//
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Verb

shutInfinitive
shutPresent tense
shutPast tense
shutPast participle
shuttingPresent participle
shutsThird-person singular
1

to move something into a position that closes an opening; to close

Please shut the door.

2

to stop being open for business or activity

The shop shuts at 6 p.m. every day.

3

to confine or trap someone or something by closing

She shut the cat in the bedroom.

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Adjective

1

closed; not open

The door was shut.

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