[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

shut \shut\, v. t. imp.  p. p. shut; p. pr.  vb. n.
   shutting. oe. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, as.
   scyttan to shut or lock up akin to d. schutten, g.
   sch"utzen to protect, properly, to fasten with a bolt or
   bar shot across, fr. as. sce'otan to shoot. root159. see
   shoot.
   1. to close so as to hinder ingress or egress; as, to shut a
      door or a gate; to shut one's eyes or mouth.
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   2. to forbid entrance into; to prohibit; to bar; as, to shut
      the ports of a country by a blockade.
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            shall that be shut to man which to the beast
            is open?                              --milton.
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   3. to preclude; to exclude; to bar out. "shut from every
      shore." --dryden.
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   4. to fold together; to close over, as the fingers; to close
      by bringing the parts together; as, to shut the hand; to
      shut a book.
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   to shut in.
      a to inclose; to confine. "the lord shut him in." --cen.
          vii. 16.
      b to cover or intercept the view of; as, one point shuts
          in another.

   to shut off.
      a to exclude.
      b to prevent the passage of, as steam through a pipe, or
          water through a flume, by closing a cock, valve, or
          gate.

   to shut out, to preclude from entering; to deny admission
      to; to exclude; as, to shut out rain by a tight roof.

   to shut together, to unite; to close, especially to close
      by welding.

   to shut up.
      a to close; to make fast the entrances into; as, to shut
          up a house.
      b to obstruct. "dangerous rocks shut up the passage."
          --sir w. raleigh.
      c to inclose; to confine; to imprison; to fasten in; as,
          to shut up a prisoner.
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                before faith came, we were kept under the law,
                shut up unto the faith which should afterwards
                be revealed.                      --gal. iii.
                                                  23.
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      d to end; to terminate; to conclude.
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                when the scene of life is shut up, the slave
                will be above his master if he has acted better.
                                                  --collier.
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      e to unite, as two pieces of metal by welding.
      f to cause to become silent by authority, argument, or
          force.
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see also:
shut shutting shoot to shut in to shut off to shut out 
to shut together to shut up 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

shut
     adj 1: not open; "the door slammed shut" syn: unopen, closed
            ant: open
     2: used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with
        closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight"
        syn: closed ant: open
     v 1: move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut;
          "close the door"; "shut the window" syn: close ant:
           open
     2: become closed; "the windows closed with a loud bang" syn: close
        ant: open
     3: prevent from entering; shut out; "the trees were shutting
        out all sunlight"; "this policy excludes people who have a
        criminal record from entering the country" syn: exclude,
         keep out, shut out ant: admit
     also: shutting
see also:
unopen closed open close exclude keep out 
shut out admit shutting 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

shutting
     n : the act of closing something syn: closing ant: opening
see also:
closing opening 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

shutting
     see shut
see also:
shut 

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