shutting (verb)
61shut away — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms shut away : present tense I/you/we/they shut away he/she/it shuts away present participle shutting away past tense shut away past participle shut away to put someone in a place where they are kept apart from… …
62shut down — phrasal verb Word forms shut down : present tense I/you/we/they shut down he/she/it shuts down present participle shutting down past tense shut down past participle shut down 1) [intransitive/transitive] if a shop, school, factory, or business… …
63shut in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms shut in : present tense I/you/we/they shut in he/she/it shuts in present participle shutting in past tense shut in past participle shut in to put a person or animal in a place that they cannot leave …
64shut off — phrasal verb Word forms shut off : present tense I/you/we/they shut off he/she/it shuts off present participle shutting off past tense shut off past participle shut off 1) [intransitive/transitive] if a machine shuts off, or if someone shuts it… …
65shut out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms shut out : present tense I/you/we/they shut out he/she/it shuts out present participle shutting out past tense shut out past participle shut out 1) if you shut something out, you stop yourself from seeing it,… …
66shut out of — phrasal verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms shut out of : present tense I/you/we/they shut out of he/she/it shuts out of present participle shutting out of past tense shut out of past participle shut out of shut someone out of something …
67shut up — phrasal verb Word forms shut up : present tense I/you/we/they shut up he/she/it shuts up present participle shutting up past tense shut up past participle shut up 1) a) [intransitive, often in imperative] impolite to stop talking or making a… …
68blockade — /blɒˈkeɪd / (say blo kayd) noun 1. Navy, Military the shutting up of a place, especially a port, harbour, or part of a coast by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit. 2. a similar barricading of a place carried out by any group,… …
69closure — /ˈkloʊʒə / (say klohzhuh) noun 1. the act of closing or shutting. 2. the state of being closed. 3. a bringing to an end; conclusion. 4. a sense of completion or finality experienced upon the resolution of a conflict, acceptance of a loss, etc. 5 …
70shut — ► VERB (shutting; past and past part. shut) 1) move into position to block an opening. 2) (shut in/out) confine or exclude by closing something such as a door. 3) fold or bring together the sides or parts of. 4) chiefly Brit. make or become… …
