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shut

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. shut (adjective)
  2. shut (verb)
  3. shut-eye (noun)
  4. shut off (verb)
  5. shut out (verb)
  6. shut up (verb)
  7. open-and-shut (adjective)

shut of

adjective

Definition of SHUT

no longer burdened with something unpleasant or painful <I cannot wait to be shut of this social obligation>

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