shut  /ʃʌt/

verb

1. move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"

synset: close, shut

antonym: open, open_up

2. become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"

synset: close, shut

antonym: open, open_up

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"

synset: exclude, keep_out, shut_out, shut

antonym: admit, let_in, include

adj

1. not open; "the door slammed shut"

synset: shut, unopen, closed

antonym: open, unfastened

2. used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight"

synset: closed, shut

antonym: open, opened

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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