shut

/ʃʌt/ · adjective

Meaning

Closed, shut.
Narrow; confined.
At a little distance; near.
Intimate; well-loved.
Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
(Ireland, England, Scotland) Hot, humid, with no wind.
The act or time of shutting; close.
A door or cover; a shutter.
The line or place where two pieces of metal are welded together.
To close, to stop from being open.
To close, to stop being open.
To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed.
To confine in an enclosed area.
To catch or snag in the act of shutting something.
To preclude; to exclude; to bar out.
Closed.
A narrow alley or passage acting as a short cut through the buildings between two streets.

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