| VERB | contact | shut, close | move so that an opening or passage is obstructed |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | shut, close | become closed | |
| social | shut, exclude, keep out, shut out | prevent from entering | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | shut, unopen, closed | not open |
| all | shut, closed | used especially of mouth or eyes |
| Sounds | shah't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
| Meaning | not open. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the door slammed shut" | |
| Synonyms | unopen, closed | |
| See also | closed | not open or affording passage or access |
| Opposite | open, unfastened | affording unobstructed entrance and exit |
| Spanish | cerrado | |
| Catalan | tancat | |
| Meaning | Used especially of mouth or eyes. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "his eyes were shut against the sunlight" | |
| Synonym | closed | |
| Narrower | blinking, winking | Closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly |
| compressed, tight | Pressed tightly together | |
| squinched, squinting | Having eyes half closed in order to see better | |
| Opposite | open, opened | Used of mouth or eyes |
| Spanish | cerrado | |
| Meaning | Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They want to shut the doors | |
| Example | "shut the window" | |
| Synonym | close | |
| Cause to | close, shut | Become closed |
| Narrower | bung | Close with a cork or stopper |
| draw | Move or pull so as to cover or uncover something | |
| roll up | Close (a car window) by causing it to move up, as with a handle | |
| seal, seal off | make tight | |
| shutter | Close with shutters | |
| slam, bang | Close violently | |
| slat | Close the slats of (windows) | |
| snap | Close with a snapping motion | |
| See also | shut in | surround completely |
| shut up | place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape | |
| Opposite | open, open up | Cause to open or to become open |
| Similar to | close, shut | Become closed |
| Spanish | cerrar, clausurar, tapar | |
| Catalan | clausurar, cloure, tancar | |
| Nouns | shutter | a hinged blind for a window |
| shutter | a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure | |
| shutting | the act of closing something | |
| Meaning | Become closed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | The doors shut | |
| Synonym | close | |
| Caused by | close, shut | Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed |
| Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Opposite | open, open up | Become open |
| Similar to | close, shut | Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed |
| Spanish | cerrar, clausurar, concluir, terminar | |
| Catalan | clausurar, cloure, finir, tancar | |
| Nouns | shutter | a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure |
| Meaning | prevent from entering; shut out. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The trees were shutting out all sunlight" | |
| Synonyms | exclude, keep out, shut out | |
| Narrower | excommunicate, unchurch, curse | exclude from a church or a religious community |
| lock out | prevent employees from working during a strike | |
| ostracize, ostracise | avoid speaking to or dealing with | |
| Broader | prevent, keep | Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state |
| Opposite | admit, let in, include | Allow participation in or the right to be part of |
| Spanish | cerrar, exceptuar, excluir, privar | |
| Catalan | exceptuar, excloure, privar | |
| Nouns | shutter | a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure |
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