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  • 1shut — 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 …

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  • 2drawer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, shallow ▪ a desk with two deep drawers on either side ▪ open ▪ locked ▪ bottom …

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  • 3shut — shut1 [ ʃʌt ] (past tense and past participle shut) verb *** 1. ) transitive to close something, for example a door, window, or drawer: Please shut the door behind you. Shut the gate or the dog will get out. Don t worry about the curtains, I ll… …

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  • 4shut — 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… …

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  • 5shut — I UK [ʃʌt] / US verb Word forms shut : present tense I/you/we/they shut he/she/it shuts present participle shutting past tense shut past participle shut *** 1) [transitive] to close something, for example a door, window, or drawer Please shut the …

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  • 6shut — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Shut is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑door, ↑eye, ↑factory, ↑gate, ↑mouth, ↑shop Shut is used with these nouns as the object: ↑blind, ↑boot, ↑box, ↑briefcase, ↑ …

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  • 7shut — 01. [Shut] the door; it s cold in here. 02. My thumb has really been hurting since I [shut] the door on it. 03. Please keep the windows [shut]. I don t want any flies coming in. 04. The little boy [shut] his eyes during the scary part of the… …

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  • 8shut someone/something in — CONFINE, enclose, impound, shut up, pen (in/up), fence in, immure, lock up/in, cage, imprison, intern, incarcerate; N. Amer. corral. → shut * * * keep someone or something inside a place by closing something such as a door her parents shut her in …

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  • 9ˌshut sth ˈin sth — phrasal verb to crush a part of someone s body by closing a door, window, drawer etc on it I stupidly shut my fingers in the door.[/ex] …

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  • 10Sit Down, Shut Up (U.S. TV series) — For Australian version, see Sit Down, Shut Up (Australian TV series). Sit Down, Shut Up Genre Comedy Blue humor Format 2D com …

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