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
Example sentences from the Web for shut
British Dictionary definitions for shut
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
shut