shut out

1. Prevent from entering;
   Shut out (synset 202454205)
   "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"
   is a type of: keep, prevent - stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
   subtypes:

   • curse, excommunicate, unchurch - exclude from a church or a religious community
   • lock out - prevent employees from working during a strike
   • ostracise, ostracize - avoid speaking to or dealing with
   same as: exclude, keep out, shut

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