Definition: 1. Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut. 2. Become closed. 3. Prevent from entering; shut out. 4. Not open. 5. Used especially of mouth or eyes.
Use 'shut' in a sentence:
1. The alligator's jaws snapped shut.
2. Will you tell Mike to shut up?
3. Keep your eyes shut.
4. The door swung shut with a bang.
5. The valve has jammed shut.
6. I've made this trip so often, I could do it with my eyes shut.
7. He came into the room and shut the door.
8. Shut up! You're doing my head in.
9. The window won't shut.
10. She kicked Anne under the table to shut her up.
11. The door clanged shut behind them.
12. He pressed the lid firmly shut.
13. Archie, shut up. You're prattling.
14. They pulled over and shut off the engine.
15. Unfortunately the bank is shut now.
16. Martin shut himself off from the world to write his book.
17. I heard a door clank shut.
18. She shut the dog in the shed while she prepared the barbecue.
19. The engines shut off automatically in an emergency.
20. The door was shut.
21. They shut down the nuclear reactor for safety reasons.
22. The doors open and shut automatically.
23. I can't shut my suitcase ─ it's too full.
24. She shut her eyes and fell asleep immediately.
25. He snapped the notebook shut.
26. The door banged shut behind her.
27. He shut his book and looked up.
28. Harvard shut out Yale, 14-0.
29. You can shut up or get out!
30. Philip went into his room and shut the door behind him.
31. Just shut up, will you?
32. A window slammed shut in the wind.
33. I zipped the tent flaps shut.
34. Sam shut his finger in the car door.
35. Why don't you shut your big mouth?
36. Shut your mouth, if you know what's good for you.
37. Daniel's mouth opened, and then shut again.
38. Now she's upset ─ why couldn't you keep your mouth shut?
39. Can you shut the door? There's a draft in here.
40. A strike has shut the factory.
41. When they'd finally shut up, I started again.
42. She decided to shut her ears to all the rumours.
43. Do you know the correct way to shut the machine down?
44. What's the correct way to shut the machine down?
45. The computer system will be shut down over the weekend.
46. I shut my eyes and tried to go to sleep.
47. She shut her eyes and wished for him to get better.
48. She shouted at him to shut the gate.
49. They nail shut the front door.
50. She slammed the door shut.
51. The door clicked shut.
52. Stopping to rest, Pete shut off the flash.
53. Shut the window, otherwise it'll get too cold in here.
