- shut
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verbShut is used with these nouns as the object: ↑blind, ↑boot, ↑box, ↑briefcase, ↑curtain, ↑door, ↑drawer, ↑ear, ↑eye, ↑factory, ↑finger, ↑gate, ↑hatch, ↑lid, ↑mouth, ↑shop, ↑suitcase, ↑window{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}adj.1 in a closed positionVERBS▪ be, look▪ bang, blow, clang, click, close, slam, slide, swing▪
The window blew shut.
▪The doors closed shut behind me.
▪The elevator door slid shut.
▪ remain, stay▪ be clenched, be jammed▪His jaw was clenched shut.
▪ clamp sth▪I clamped my mouth shut.
▪ be bolted, be glued, be nailed, be screwed, be sealed, be sewn, be welded▪The windows were sealed shut.
▪ bang sth, close sth, kick sth, pull sth, slam sth, slide sth, snap sth▪He slammed the case shut.
▪She snapped shut a file on her desk.
▪ be drawn▪The curtains were drawn shut.
▪ leave sth▪I'll leave the window shut for now.
▪ keep sth▪The gates are always kept shut.
▪Afraid to ask seemingly stupid questions, I kept my mouth shut. (figurative)
ADVERB▪ firmly, properly, tightly▪The door was firmly shut.
PHRASES▪ squeeze your eyes shut▪She squeezed her eyes shut to keep the tears from coming.
2 (BrE) not open to the public ⇨ See also ↑closedVERBS▪ be, look▪The bars all look shut to me.
▪ remainPREPOSITION▪ for▪The park is now shut for the winter.
Shut is used with these nouns: ↑door
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
