- ˌshut sth ˈin sth
- phrasal verb
to crush a part of someone's body by closing a door, window, drawer etc on itI stupidly shut my fingers in the door.[/ex]
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ˌshut sth ˈin sth
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shut sth off — UK US shut (sth) off Phrasal Verb with shut({{}}/ʃʌt/ verb [I or T] (shutting, shut, shut) ► [T] COMMERCE, PRODUCTION, GOVERNMENT if a supply or process is shut off or someone shuts it off, it stops: »The committee has the power to shut off funds … Financial and business terms
shut sth down — UK US shut (sth) down Phrasal Verb with shut({{}}/ʃʌt/ verb [I or T] (shutting, shut, shut) ► [I or T] IT, PRODUCTION if a computer or other machine shuts down or someone shuts it down, it stops operating: »The unit, which can process 70,000… … Financial and business terms
ˌshut sth ˈout — phrasal verb if you shut something out, you stop yourself from seeing it, hearing it, or thinking about it He closed the door to shut out the noise.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌshut (sth) ˈdown — phrasal verb 1) if a shop, school, factory, or business shuts down, or if someone shuts it down, it closes permanently 2) if a machine or computer shuts down, or if someone shuts it down, it stops operating … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌshut (sth) ˈoff — phrasal verb if a machine shuts off, or if someone shuts it off, it stops working … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌshut sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to stop the flow of something such as water or electricity … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
shut something in something — ˈshut sth in sth derived to trap sth by closing a door, lid, etc. on it • Sam shut his finger in the car door. Main entry: ↑shutderived … Useful english dictionary
shut something down — ˌshut sthˈdown derived to stop a factory, shop/store, etc. from opening for business; to stop a machine from working • The computer system will be shut down over the weekend. related noun ↑shutdown Main entry: ↑shutderived … Useful english dictionary
shut — shut1 W2S1 [ʃʌt] v past tense and past participle shut present participle shutting [: Old English; Origin: scyttan] 1.) [I and T] to close something, or to become closed ▪ Shut the window, Ellen! ▪ I heard his bedroom door shut. ▪ She lay down on … Dictionary of contemporary English
shut — 1 /SVt/ verb past tense and past participle past tense and past participle shut present participle shutting 1 (I, T) to close something, or to become closed: The door shut with a bang. | She lay down on her bed and shut her eyes. | Laruelle put… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
