Shut — Defs

01 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.

imp. & p. p. Shut; p. pr. & vb. n. Shutting

1.
To close so as to hinder ingress or egress; as, to shut a door or a gate; to shut one's eyes or mouth.
2.
To forbid entrance into; to prohibit; to bar; as, to shut the ports of a country by a blockade.
“Shall that be shut to man which to the beast Is open?” — Milton.
3.
To preclude; to exclude; to bar out.
4.
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.
“Before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.” — Gal. iii. 23.

“When the scene of life is shut up, the slave will be above his master if he has acted better.” — Collier.

02 v. i. To close itself; to become closed; as, the door shuts; it shuts hard.

1.
To close itself; to become closed; as, the door shuts; it shuts hard.

Phrases & compounds

To shut up — to cease speaking.

03 a. Closed or fastened; as, a shut door.

1.
Closed or fastened; as, a shut door.
2.
Rid; clear; free; as, to get shut of a person.[Now dialectical or local, Eng. & U.S.]
3.
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.(Phon.)

04 n. The act or time of shutting; close; as, the shut of a door.

1.
The act or time of shutting; close; as, the shut of a door.
“Just then returned at shut of evening flowers.” — Milton.
2.
A door or cover; a shutter.[Obs.]
3.
The line or place where two pieces of metal are united by welding.

Phrases & compounds

Cold shut — the imperfection in a casting caused by the flowing of liquid metal upon partially chilled metal; also, the imperfect weld in a forging caused by the inadequate heat of one surface under working.