shut+close
111shut down — Synonyms and related words: asphyxiate, be ruined, become insolvent, bottle up, break, bust, call a strike, call it quits, cease, censor, choke, choke off, clamp down on, close, close down, close shop, close up, collapse, cork, cork up, crack… …
112shut off — Synonyms and related words: abrupt, alienate, alienated, apart, bar, barricade, block, block out, block up, blockade, bolt, cast off, cast out, chock, choke, choke off, close, close off, close tight, close up, constrict, crowd, cut, cut adrift,… …
113shut*/*/*/ — [ʃʌt] (past tense past participle shut) verb [I/T] I 1) to close something, or to become closed Ant: open Sandra shut the book and put it down on the table.[/ex] Shut the gate or the dog will get out.[/ex] I heard the front door shut.[/ex] 2)… …
114shut in — verb surround completely Darkness enclosed him They closed in the porch with a fence • Syn: ↑enclose, ↑close in, ↑inclose • Derivationally related forms: ↑enclosure ( …
115shut — I. verb (shut; shutting) Etymology: Middle English shetten, shutten, from Old English scyttan; akin to Middle Dutch schutten to shut in, Old English scēotan to shoot more at shoot Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to move into… …
116close — 1. verb /kləʊz,kloʊz/ a) To obstruct (an opening). Close the door behind you when you leave. b) To move so that an opening is closed. Jim was listening to headphones with his eyes closed. Syn: close off …
117shut up — phrasal verb Word forms shut up : present tense I/you/we/they shut up he/she/it shuts up present participle shutting up past tense shut up past participle shut up 1) a) [intransitive, often in imperative] impolite to stop talking or making a… …
118close, shut — These words mean to cause something not to be open, to stop or obstruct. Close is somewhat more refined and less blunt than shut. For instance, you might tactfully suggest to a child that he close his mouth while chewing but would say Shut your… …
119close — I SHUTTING OR COMPLETING ♦ closes, closing, closed (Pronounced [[t]klo͟ʊz[/t]] in close 1 and 3, and [[t]klo͟ʊs[/t]] in close 2 and 4.) 1) V ERG When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or… …
120shut up — {v.} 1. {informal} To stop talking. * /Little Ruthie told Father about his birthday surprise before Mother could shut her up./ Often used as a command; usually considered rude. * /Shut up and let Joe say something./ * /If you ll shut up for a… …
