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.

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

1 day ago · adjective used especially of mouth or eyes “his eyes were shut against the sunlight” synonyms: closed blinking, winking closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly

SHUT definition: to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct. See examples of shut used in a sentence.

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

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 Press)

If you shut something such as a door or if it shuts, it moves so that it fills a hole or a space. Just make sure you shut the gate.

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