Main Entry:: ¹shut
Pronunciation:: \ˈshət\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: shut; shut·ting
Etymology:: Middle English shetten, shutten, from Old English scyttan; akin to Middle Dutch schutten to shut in, Old English scēotan to shoot — more at shoot
Date:: before 12th century

transitive verb1 a: to move into position to close an opening <shut the lid> b: to prevent entrance to or passage to or from2: to confine by or as if by enclosure <shut herself in her study>3: to fasten with a lock or bolt4: to close by bringing enclosing or covering parts together <shut the eyes>5: to cause to cease or suspend an operation or activity —often used with downintransitive verb1: to close itself or become closed <flowers that shut at night>2: to cease or suspend an operation or activity —often used with down

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