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Meaning of shut

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  shut
      adj 1: not open; "the door slammed shut" [syn: {shut}, {unopen},
             {closed}] [ant: {open}, {unfastened}]
      2: used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed
         eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight" [syn:
         {closed}, {shut}] [ant: {open}, {opened}]
      v 1: move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make
           shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window" [syn: {close},
           {shut}] [ant: {open}, {open up}]
      2: become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang" [syn:
         {close}, {shut}] [ant: {open}, {open up}]
      3: prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out
         all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a
         criminal record from entering the country" [syn: {exclude},
         {keep out}, {shut out}, {shut}] [ant: {admit}, {include},
         {let in}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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