shut_out (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *shut out*:
VERB	social	shut out, exclude, keep out, shut	prevent from entering

English > *shut out*: 1 sense > verb 1, social
Meaning	prevent from entering; shut out.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	exclude, keep out, shut
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

HyperDic: shut_out