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[ verb ] move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
Synonyms Examples "Close the door" "shut the window" Used in print (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)Aggie might fly into a closet , shut the door and bury her head in the clothes ; he dared to wait for the lightning . (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)But the Blevins were away ; their maid gave him an envelope with a check in it and shut the door . (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)Giselle was reluctant but Alex succeeded in persuading her to come_back in five minutes and the door was shut again . |
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[ adjective ] not open
Examples "the door slammed shut" Used in print (Alex Gordon, The Cipher....)It had been shut again , but the lock was broken ; he noted with a thrill of fear that the door moved under his touch . (Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)The 7_:_45 bell rang and he could hear the outside_doors bang shut , closing in the assembled day_watch . (Edwin Booth, Outlaw Town....)He opened the door and went_in , pulling it shut behind him . He reached_out to pull the door shut and fasten it with a sliding bolt . (Jesse Hill Ford, Mountains of Gilead....)Back at the Factory-to-You with the other old_maids , back there she was the youngest clerk and she was thirty-four , which made her young enough to resent the usual ideal working conditions , like the unventilated toilet with the door you had to hold shut while you sat_down . |
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[ adjective ] used especially of mouth or eyes
Synonyms Examples "he sat quietly with closed eyes" "his eyes were shut against the sunlight" Used in print (W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)`` His throat 's shut . Related terms |
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[ verb ] become closed
Synonyms Examples "The windows closed with a loud bang" Used in print (Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)The evaporative_cooler had been moved to Granny 's room , and her door was kept shut ; so that the rest of the house stayed open , though there was a question as to whether it was hotter or cooler that way . Related terms |
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