Main Entry: ¹shut

Pronunciation: \ˈshət\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): shut; shut·ting

Etymology: Middle English shetten, shutten, from Old English scyttan; akin to Middle Dutch schutten to shut in, Old English scēotan to shoot — more at shoot

Date: before 12th century

transitive verb 1 a : to move into position to close an opening <shut the lid> b : to prevent entrance to or passage to or from
2 : to confine by or as if by enclosure <shut herself in her study>
3 : to fasten with a lock or bolt
4 : to close by bringing enclosing or covering parts together <shut the eyes>
5 : to cause to cease or suspend an operation or activity —often used with downintransitive verb 1 : to close itself or become closed <flowers that shut at night>
2 : to cease or suspend an operation or activity —often used with down