to shut himself away

  • 1shut himself away — went into seclusion, isolated himself …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 2shut away — verb place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend She locked her jewels in the safe • Syn: ↑lock in, ↑lock away, ↑lock, ↑put away, ↑shut up, ↑lock up …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 3shut away — PHRASAL VERB If you shut yourself away, you avoid going out and seeing other people, usually because you are feeling depressed. [V pron refl P] Depressed and ill, he had again shut himself away in his darkened studio …

    English dictionary

  • 4shut — 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

  • 5shut up — I verb 1. refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent (Freq. 6) The children shut up when their father approached • Syn: ↑close up, ↑clam up, ↑dummy up, ↑belt up, ↑button up …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 6shut off — verb 1. stem the flow of (Freq. 1) shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation • Syn: ↑close off • Hypernyms: ↑discontinue, ↑stop, ↑cease, ↑give up, ↑ …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 7Shut Down (Prison Break episode) — Infobox Television episode Title = Shut Down Series = Prison Break Caption = Season = 4 Episode = 3 Airdate = September 8, 2008 Writer = Nick Santora Director = Milan Cheylov Season list = Infobox Prison Break season 4 episode list Episode list …

    Wikipedia

  • 8The Day He Himself Shall Wipe My Tears Away — nihongo| The Day He Himself Shall Wipe My Tears Away |みずから我が涙をぬぐいたまう日|Mizukara Waga Namida o Nugui Tamau Hi is a novella by the Japanese author Oe Kenzaburo, first published in Japanese in 1972. It has been translated into English by John Nathan… …

    Wikipedia

  • 9lock away — verb place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend She locked her jewels in the safe • Syn: ↑lock in, ↑lock, ↑put away, ↑shut up, ↑shut away, ↑lock up …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 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 …

    Wikipedia