SHUT


Meaning of SHUT in English

I.

verb

Shut is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ door , ↑ eye , ↑ factory , ↑ gate , ↑ mouth , ↑ shop

Shut is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ blind , ↑ boot , ↑ box , ↑ briefcase , ↑ curtain , ↑ door , ↑ drawer , ↑ ear , ↑ eye , ↑ factory , ↑ finger , ↑ gate , ↑ hatch , ↑ lid , ↑ mouth , ↑ shop , ↑ suitcase , ↑ window

II.

adj.

1 in a closed position

VERBS

▪ be , look

▪ bang , blow , clang , click , close , slam , slide , swing

The window blew ~.

The doors closed ~ behind me.

The elevator door slid ~.

▪ remain , stay

▪ be clenched , be jammed

His jaw was clenched ~.

▪ clamp sth

I clamped my mouth ~.

▪ be bolted , be glued , be nailed , be screwed , be sealed , be sewn , be welded

The windows were sealed ~.

▪ bang sth , close sth , kick sth , pull sth , slam sth , slide sth , snap sth

He slammed the case ~.

She snapped ~ a file on her desk.

▪ be drawn

The curtains were drawn ~.

▪ leave sth

I'll leave the window ~ for now.

▪ keep sth

The gates are always kept ~.

Afraid to ask seemingly stupid questions, I kept my mouth ~. ( figurative )

ADVERB

▪ firmly , properly , tightly

The door was firmly ~.

PHRASES

▪ squeeze your eyes ~

She squeezed her eyes ~ to keep the tears from coming.

2 ( BrE ) not open to the public ⇨ See also ↑ closed

VERBS

▪ be , look

The bars all look ~ to me.

▪ remain

PREPOSITION

▪ for

The park is now ~ for the winter.

Shut is used with these nouns: ↑ door

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .