āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to shut
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chef had to shut the oven door tightly to bake the perfect cake.
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02
āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
(of a door, window, etc.) to become closed
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
With a loud bang, the door shut behind him, leaving him locked out of the house.
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03
āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻ āĻŦāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž
to close off or block access to a place or route, preventing passage
Transitive: to shut a place or route
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The construction crew shut the sidewalk temporarily to repair a damaged section of the pavement.
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āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĨā§āϰ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāϏā§āϤ āĻ
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04
āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to close a store or business, often at the end of the day or permanently
Intransitive: to shut point in time
Transitive: to shut a store or business | to shut a store or business point in time
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cafÊ will shut early due to repairs.
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01
āĻŦāύā§āϧ, āĻāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ
closed or not open
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She stared at the shut window, wishing for some fresh air.
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