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.

If you shut your eyes, you lower your eyelids so that you cannot see anything. Lucy shut her eyes so she wouldn't see it happen. [VERB noun] Shut is also an adjective. His eyes were shut and he seemed to …

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.

Definition of shut verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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 business, factory, …

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 Press)

2 days ago · Several roads will be closed for the Light Up The Night Christmas Parade in Southport this week. Drivers heading across the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge should expect delays for the next two …

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

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