SHUT
adjective
Definitions
- 1. Closed or fastened; as, a shut door.
- 2. Rid; clear; free; as, to get shut of a person. [Now dialectical or local, Eng. & U.S.] L'Estrange.
- 3. Formed by complete closure of the mouth passage, and with the nose passage remaining closed; stopped, as are the mute consonants, p, t, k, b, d, and hard g. H. Sweet.
- 4. Cut off sharply and abruptly by a following consonant in the same syllable, as the English short vowels, â, ê, î, ô, û, always are.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
SHUT
(noun)
1. The act or time of shutting; close; as, the shut of a door. Just then returned at shut of evening flowers. Milton.
2. A door or cover; a shutter. ...
SHUT
(verb)
1. To close so as to hinder ingress or egress; as, to shut a door or a gate; to shut one's eyes or mouth.
2. To forbid entrance into; to prohibit; to...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
