How to use shut in a sentence. To (cause to) close something To (cause to) stop operating or being in service, either… To stop the flow or passage of Shut off the hot water by closing a valve Loners who shut themselves off from the community.
To close (something) by bringing together or folding its parts To shut a bird into a cage They shut him from their circle To cause (a business, factory, store, etc.) to end or suspend operations He shut his store, sold his house, and moved away We're shutting the office for two weeks in june.
A shut door barred our way into the house The door banged shut with a breeze. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, and related words Discover expressions like shut someone's mouth, shut your eyes to, one's mouth shut. 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)
To put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct. See examples of shut used in a sentence.
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