shut

Definition

Examples

Please shut the windows before you leave the office tonight.

Word Family

Synonyms

• closethe temporal end; the concluding time
• sealto close an opening securely to prevent escape or entry
• fastencause to be firmly attached

Collocations

• Easy shut the door
  to shut the door, meaning to move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
• Medium shut down operations
  to shut down operations, meaning to move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
• Hard shut out competitors
  to shut out competitors, meaning to move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
• Very Hard open-and-shut case
  describing open-and-shut case (so obvious as to be easily solved or decided)