SHUT

I. verb (~; ~ting) see: shoot Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to move into position to close an opening , to prevent entrance to or passage to or from, to confine by or as if by enclosure , to fasten with a lock or bolt, to close by bringing enclosing or covering parts together , to cause to cease or suspend an operation or activity, intransitive verb to close itself or become closed , to cease or suspend an operation or activity, II. adjective Date: 15th century closed, fastened, or folded together, rid , clear , free , III. noun Date: 1667 the act of ~ting