The meaning of SHUT is to move into position to close an opening. How to use shut in a sentence.
SHUT definition: 1. to (cause to) close something: 2. to (cause to) stop operating or being in service, either…. Learn more.
To fasten with a lock, catch, or latch: shut the cabinet. 2. To block entrance to or exit from; close: shut a corridor. 3. To confine in a closed space: shut them in a cage. 4. To exclude from a closed space: shut the cats out of the house. 5. To fold up or bring together the parts of: shut the book. 6.
to close (something) by bringing together or folding its parts: Shut your book. Shut the window! enclose: to shut a bird into a cage. exclude: They shut him from their circle. to cause (a business, factory, store, etc.) to end or suspend operations: He shut his store, sold his house, and moved away. We're shutting the office for two weeks in June.
adjective used especially of mouth or eyes “his eyes were shut against the sunlight” synonyms: closed blinking, winking closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
Closed, not open, in any of various senses. A shut door barred our way into the house.
SHUT definition: to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct. See examples of shut used in a sentence.
Shut is also an adjective. She was silent for a moment, lips tight shut, eyes distant. When a store, bar, or other public building shuts or when someone shuts it, it is closed and you cannot use it until it is open again. There is a tendency to shut museums or shops at a moment's notice. [VERB noun]