shut
Adjective
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Not open (synset 301657224)
"the door slammed shut"also: closed - not open or affording passage or access
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Used especially of mouth or eyes (synset 301659588)
"he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight"similar to:same as: closed
Verb
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Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed;
Make shut (synset 201347791)"Close the door"; "shut the window"subtypes:- snap - close with a snapping motion
- slat - close the slats of (windows)
- bang, slam - close violently
- shutter - close with shutters
- draw - move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
- roll up - close (a car window) by causing it to move up, as with a handle
- bung - close with a cork or stopper
- seal, seal off - make tight; secure against leakage
same as: close -
Become closed (synset 201349660)
"The windows closed with a loud bang"is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or actionsame as: close
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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 statesubtypes:
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