The meaning of SHUT is to move into position to close an opening. How to use shut in a sentence.

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

to close (something) by bringing together or folding its parts: Shut your book. Shut the window! enclose: to shut a bird into a cage. exclude: They shut him from their circle. to cause (a …

Oct 13, 2025 · Closed, not open, in any of various senses. A shut door barred our way into the house. The door banged shut with a breeze.

1. To stop the flow or passage of; cut off: shut off the hot water by closing a valve. 2. To close off; isolate: loners who shut themselves off from the community.

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 …

2 days ago · President Trump signed the bill ending the shutdown after 43 days, after the House approved it, largely on party lines.

shut definition: prevent access or passage. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, and related words. Discover expressions like "shut someone's …

5 days ago · Alabama senators Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville joined the Senate vote to end the government shutdown. Here's how they voted.

Derived forms: shut, shuts, shutting See also: blinking, blocked, compressed, drawn, nonopening, obstructed, sealed, shut in, squinched, squinting, stoppered, tight, winking