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shuts definition and meaning

imp. & p. p. of Shut
v. t. To close so as to hinder ingress or egress; as, to shut a door or a gate; to shut one's eyes or mouth.
v. t. To forbid entrance into; to prohibit; to bar; as, to shut the ports of a country by a blockade.
v. t. To preclude; to exclude; to bar out.
v. t. To fold together; to close over, as the fingers; to close by bringing the parts together; as, to shut the hand; to shut a book.
v. i. To close itself; to become closed; as, the door shuts; it shuts hard.
a. Closed or fastened; as, a shut door.
a. Rid; clear; free; as, to get shut of a person.
a. Formed by complete closure of the mouth passage, and with the nose passage remaining closed; stopped, as are the mute consonants, p, t, k, b, d, and hard g.
a. Cut off sharply and abruptly by a following consonant in the same syllable, as the English short vowels, /, /, /, /, /, always are.
n. The act or time of shutting; close; as, the shut of a door.
n. A door or cover; a shutter.
n. The line or place where two pieces of metal are united by welding.

Crossword clues for shuts

- Close
- Close up
- Closed
- Seal
- Closes
- Seals


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