Synonym: close, fasten, lock, seal. Antonym: open. Similar words: shut out, shuttle, wash up, finish up. Meaning: [ʃʌt] v. 1. move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut 2. become closed 3. prevent from entering; shut out. adj. 1. not open 2. used especially of mouth or eyes.
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241. The girl tried to shut herself off from the world.
242. The wind blew the door closed behind me and now I'm shut out .
243. With these words he shut the book and left the room.
244. She snapped her suitcase shut and stuck on a label.
245. For pity's sake just shut up and let me drive!
246. I wish she'd shut up for a moment and let someone else speak.
247. I've made this trip so often, I could do it with my eyes shut.
248. The crew shut down the right-hand engine of the aircraft.
249. The police have shut/closed off all streets leading to the city.
250. She kicked Anne under the table to shut her up.
251. She pulled the duvet over her head to try to shut out the light.
252. I don't know whether to tell him what I know or keep my mouth shut.
253. She was silent for a moment, lips tight shut, eyes distant.
254. When her husband died she seemed to shut herself off from her friends and family.
255. He was ten years old when he was shut away in an asylum for stealing an apple.
256. Her eyes squeezed shut, she felt inside the tin,(www.Sentencedict.com) expecting it to be bare.
257. The factory was due to shut for the festive period.
258. I shut out the memory which was too painful to dwell on.
259. Jenny closed her eyes and tried to shut everything out .
260. I felt I was being shut out from all the family's affairs.
261. She walked quickly in and shut the door behind her.
262. Her mouth opened and shut, but no sound came out.
263. He was about to shut the door when an idea came to him.
264. She heard the boys shouting to her to stop, but she shut her ears to them.
265. Most governments know that we're heading for an environmental catastrophe but they shut their eyes to it.
266. In March Mr Salinas shut down the city's oil refinery at a cost of $500 million and 5,000 jobs.
267. I suspected something was wrong when I noticed her curtains were still shut at lunchtime.
268. The computer system will be shut down over the weekend.
269. Burke cast a cursory glance at the menu, then flapped it shut.
270. There is a tendency to shut museums or shops at a moment's notice.