shut, v.
(shuts, shutting)
freq. cnt. 13
(shuts, shutting)
freq. cnt. 13
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 42 freq. cnt.: 32 freq. cnt.: 10
close shut
sample sentences
"Close the door""shut the window"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
They want to %s the doors
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
They want to %s the doors
semantic pointers
hyponym
cause
verb group
become closed
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 2
close shut
sample sentences
"The windows closed with a loud bang"verb frames
Something ----sThe doors %s
verb frames
Something ----sThe doors %s
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
prevent from entering; shut out
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
exclude keep out shut shut out
sample sentences
"The trees were shutting out all sunlight""This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
Something ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
Something ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
Something ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
Something ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym