VIDEO FOR SHUT
Origin of shut
before 1000; Middle English
s(c)hutten, s(c)hetten, s(c)hitten Old English
scyttan “to bolt (a door)”; akin to
shoot1
synonym study for shut
1. See
close.
OTHER WORDS FROM shut
half-shut, adjective re·shut, verb, re·shut, re·shut·ting. un·shut, adjectiveWords nearby shut
shunting engine,
shunto,
shura,
shush,
shushan,
shut,
shut down,
shut off,
shut one's eyes to,
shut out,
shut the door
British Dictionary definitions for shut up (1 of 2)
shut up
verb (adverb)
(tr)
to prevent all access to
(tr)
to confine or imprison
informal
to cease to talk or make a noise or cause to cease to talk or make a noise: often used in commands
(intr)
(of horses in a race) to cease through exhaustion from maintaining a racing pace
British Dictionary definitions for shut up (2 of 2)
shut
/ (ʃʌt) /
verb shuts, shutting or shut
adjective
closed or fastened
noun
Word Origin for shut
Old English
scyttan; related to Old Frisian
sketta to shut in, Middle Dutch
schutten to obstruct
Idioms and Phrases with shut up (1 of 2)
shut up
Imprison, confine, enclose, as in The dog was shut up in the cellar for the night, or She shut up her memories and never talked about the past. [c. 1400]
Close completely, as in The windows were shut up tightly so no rain came in. [Early 1500s] This usage also occurs in shut up shop, meaning “close the premises of a business,” as in It's late, let's shut up shop now. [Late 1500s] Also see close up, def. 3.
Cause someone to stop speaking, silence someone, as in It's time someone shut him up. [Early 1800s]
Stop speaking, as in I've told you what I think and now I'll shut up. This usage also occurs as a rather rude imperative, as in Shut up! You've said enough. [First half of 1800s]
Idioms and Phrases with shut up (2 of 2)
shut