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Shut

Shut imp. & p. p. of Shut
Shut v. t. To close so as to hinder ingress or egress; as, to shut a door or a gate; to shut one's eyes or mouth.
Shut v. t. To forbid entrance into; to prohibit; to bar; as, to shut the ports of a country by a blockade.
Shut v. t. To preclude; to exclude; to bar out.
Shut v. t. 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.
Shut v. i. To close itself; to become closed; as, the door shuts; it shuts hard.
Shut a. Closed or fastened; as, a shut door.
Shut a. Rid; clear; free; as, to get shut of a person.
Shut a. Formed by complete closure of the mouth passage, and with the nose passage remaining closed; stopped, as are the mute consonants, p, t, k, b, d, and hard g.
Shut a. Cut off sharply and abruptly by a following consonant in the same syllable, as the English short vowels, /, /, /, /, /, always are.
Shut n. The act or time of shutting; close; as, the shut of a door.
Shut n. A door or cover; a shutter.
Shut n. The line or place where two pieces of metal are united by welding.

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