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to shut in
01
to encircle something entirely from all sides
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
in
Base verb
shut
Present tense
shut in
3rd person singular
shuts in
Present participle
shutting in
Past simple
shut in
Past participle
shut in
Examples
She shut the garden in with a beautiful hedge.
02
to restrict or confine within a closed area
Examples
He shut the cat in the bedroom for a while to keep it safe.
