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   Shut

   /SHət/

   

   verb

   • 1. move (something) into position so as to block an opening; close: "shut the window, please"
   • ▪ 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"
   • ▪ prevent access to or along: "they ought to shut the path up to that terrible cliff"
   • ▪ fold or bring together the sides of (something) so as to close it: "he shut his book"
   • ▪ keep in a place by closing something such as a door: "it was his own dog which he had accidentally shut outside"
   • 2. make (something) unavailable for business or service, either permanently or until due to be open again: "we shut the shop for lunch"
   • ▪ become unavailable for business or service, either permanently or until due to be open again: "the accident and emergency departments will shut"

   Word Origin Old Englishscyttan ‘put (a bolt) in position to hold fast’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch schutten ‘shut up, obstruct’, also to shoot.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   • H

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   • U

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   • T

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