shut

[US]/ʃʌt/
[UK]/ʃʌt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

Close; close up.

Phrases & Collocations

shut up

shut the door

shut the window

shut your mouth

shut the gate

shut your eyes

shut the blinds

shut down

shut off

shut out

shut in

shut away

cold shut

emergency shut down

Example Sentences

shut the window, please.

shut a bird into a cage

shut them in a cage.

to shut a bird into a cage

Please shut the window.

The door shut with a bang.

He was shut in a room.

the door shut behind him.

I'd be glad to be shut of him.

shut the door in a person's face

shut him from their circle

a door that shuts by itself.

She shut the lid down.

Real-world Examples

Shut up, hamurai! Shut up, amish cyborg!

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

Go. - Should be kept your beak shut.

Source: Kung Fu Panda 3

What about shut up? -You shut up.

Source: Friends Season 7

So, Bali's main airport has been shut down.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

" Shut up, Malfoy, " said Harry quietly.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

A smile came over Jerry's face as he shut the cab door.

Source: Black Steed (Selected)

It took all my self-control to keep my mouth shut.

Source: Diary of a Little Kid 1: Haunted House Ideas

And basically overnight, those markets shut down.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2020 Collection

Schools have been shut down until Tuesday.

Source: CCTV Observations

So that was a big shut down.

Source: NPR News August 2021 Compilation

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