shut
verb
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
Close the door
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
not open
the door slammed shut
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
become closed
The windows closed with a loud bang
Types & categories
- change state hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 adjective
used especially of mouth or eyes
he sat quietly with closed eyes
Related & opposite
- opened antonym
- blinking similar to
- compressed similar to
- squinched similar to
Sense 5 verb
prevent from entering; shut out
The trees were shutting out all sunlight
Types & categories
- prevent hypernym
- excommunicate hyponym
- lock out hyponym
- ostracize hyponym
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | put away |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | inclose |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | open |
| 1 | causes | Related & opposite | close |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | closing |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | blockage |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | shutter |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | shutter |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | close |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | snap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | slat |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | slam |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shutter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | draw |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | roll up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bung |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | seal |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | closed |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | open |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | open |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | closing |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | shutter |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | close |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | change state |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | opened |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | blinking |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | compressed |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | squinched |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | let in |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | shutter |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | exclusion |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | prevent |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | excommunicate |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | lock out |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | ostracize |