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Shutting — Shut Shut, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shutting}.] [OE. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, AS. scyttan to shut or lock up (akin to D. schutten, G. sch[ u]tzen to protect), properly, to fasten with a bolt or bar shot across, fr … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shut out — verb prevent from entering; shut out (Freq. 3) 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 • Ant: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
barring-out — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun (plural barrings out) : the shutting out of a schoolmaster from the schoolroom as a prank or to win certain concessions * * * barring outˈ noun (obsolete) The shutting out of a schoolmaster from school by the pupils, to… … Useful english dictionary
keep out — verb 1. prevent from entering; shut out (Freq. 3) The trees were shutting out all sunlight This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country • Syn: ↑exclude, ↑shut out, ↑shut • Ant: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
shut someone/something out — 1 he shut me out of the house: LOCK OUT, keep out, refuse entrance to. 2 she shut out the memories: BLOCK, suppress. 3 the bamboo shut out the light: KEEP OUT, block out, screen, veil … Useful english dictionary
shut out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms shut out : present tense I/you/we/they shut out he/she/it shuts out present participle shutting out past tense shut out past participle shut out 1) if you shut something out, you stop yourself from seeing it,… … English dictionary
shut out of — phrasal verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms shut out of : present tense I/you/we/they shut out of he/she/it shuts out of present participle shutting out of past tense shut out of past participle shut out of shut someone out of something … English dictionary
shut out of — ˌshut ˈout of [transitive] usually passive [present tense I/you/we/they shut out of he/she/it shuts out of present participle shutting out of … Useful english dictionary
shut-out — /ˈʃʌt aʊt/ (say shut owt) noun 1. the act of shutting out. 2. the state of being shut out …
