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as in to close
to position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening
please shut the door when you leave
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as in blocked
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Whizy Kim, Vox, 3 Sep. 2024
The assailant stepped close enough to the car that Sadler couldn’t shut the passenger side door.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
Mainland China’s markets remain shut and will resume trading on February 19.
—Laura He, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
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Verb
All this means that if a flight is delayed before the plane door is shut, many flight attendants are waiting even longer to start making money.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 3 Sep. 2024
The assailant stepped close enough to the car that Sadler couldn’t shut the passenger side door.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
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Iowa caucus-goers deserved to have this information — even if their eyes and ears are already wide shut.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
Mainland China’s markets remain shut and will resume trading on February 19.
—Laura He, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Shut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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