shut

verb

1. To close, in various senses. To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.

   “Please shut the door.”

2. To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.

   “Please shut the door.”

3. To make or become unreceptive.

   “He has shut his mind to new ideas.”

4. To close (a business or venue) temporarily or permanently.

   “They generally shut the museum each day at 6 pm.”

adjective

1. Closed, not open, in any of various senses. Physically sealed, obstructed, folded together, etc.

   “A shut door barred our way into the house.”

2. Physically sealed, obstructed, folded together, etc.

   “A shut door barred our way into the house.”

3. Not available for use or operation.

   “Phone lines are now shut.”

4. Not operating or conducting trade; not allowing entrance to visitors or the public.

   “Banks are shut on bank holidays.”

noun

1. The act or time of shutting; close.

   “the shut of a door”

2. A door or cover; a shutter. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

3. The line or place where two pieces of metal are welded together.

noun

1. A narrow alley or passage acting as a short cut through the buildings between two streets.