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გამოთქმა: /ʃʌt/

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Universal
  • 1move (something) into position so as to block an opening; close:shut the window, please she shut her lips tight (as adjective shut)she slammed the door shut
  • [no object] move or be able to be moved so as to block an opening:the door shut behind him
  • block an opening into (something) by moving something into position:he shut the box and locked it
  • [with object and adverbial] keep in a place by closing something such as a door:it was his own dog which he had accidentally shut outside
  • 2fold or bring together the sides of (something) so as to close it:he shut his book
  • 3prevent access to or along:they ought to shut the path up to that terrible cliff
  • make or become unavailable for business or service, either permanently or until due to be open again: [with object]:we shut the shop for lunch [no object]:the accident and emergency departments will shut
  • 4 [no object] (shut it) [in imperative] informal stop talking; be quiet: ‘Sit down and shut it’, he growled

be (or get) shut of

informal be (or get) rid of:I’d be glad to be shut of him

shut the door on (or to)

see door.

shut one's eyes to

see eye.

shut one's mind to

see mind.

shut the stable door after the horse has bolted

shut up shop

see shop.

shut your face (or mouth or trap)!

informal used as a rude or angry way of telling someone to be quiet.

shut someone/thing away

keep someone or something inside a place so as not to be seen or contacted by other people:she supposes that Mrs Tilney was shut away in her bedroom chamber

shut down (or shut something down)

cease (or cause something to cease) business or operation:the plant’s operators decided to shut down the reactor

shut someone/thing in

keep someone or something inside a place by closing something such as a door:her parents shut her in an upstairs room
enclose or surround a place:the village is shut in by the mountains on either side
trap something by shutting a door or drawer on it:you shut your finger in the door

shut off (or shut something off)

(especially in relation to water, electricity, or gas) stop (or cause to stop) flowing:he was about to shut off the power
stop (or cause to stop) working:the engines shut off automatically
(shut something off) block the entrances and exits of something:the six compartments were being shut off from each other

shut oneself off

isolate oneself from other people: I couldn’t shut myself off forever

shut someone/thing out

  • 1screen someone or something from view:clouds shut out the stars
  • block something from the mind:anything he didn’t like he shut out
  • 2prevent something from occurring or someone from doing something:there was a high-mindedness which shut out any consideration of alternatives

shut up (or shut someone up)

[often in imperative] informal stop (or cause someone to stop) talking:just shut up and listen

shut something up

close all doors and windows of a building or room, typically because it will be unoccupied for some time: most of its stately rooms were shut up

სინონიმები

ანტონიმები

  • ajar(p)
  • open
  • unfastened
  • wide-open