shut
1. shut \'sh*t\ vb or shut; or shut.ting [ME shutten, fr. OE scuttan; akin
to OE sce-otan to shoot]- more at SHOOT 1a: to move into position to close
an opening {~ the door} 1b: to prevent passage to or from by closing doors
or openings : CLOS E 1c: to forbid entrance into : BAR 2: to confine by or
as if by enclosure {~ him in the closet} 3: to fasten with a lock or bolt
4: to close by bringing enclosing or covering parts together {~ th e eyes}
5: to cause to cease or suspend operation : to close itself or become
closed
2. shut n 1: the act or time of shutting 2: the line of union at a welded
joint