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shut

/ʃʌt/verb

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बंद करना या होना

Basic word

verbshutting, shut, shut
  1. 1

    [T, I]

    to make something close; to become closed; (of a shop, business) to stop being open for business

    बंद करना या होना

    • Shut the door.
    • The shops shut at 9.
    • Please shut the window; it is raining.
    + 2 more examples
    • The bank shuts at four o'clock on Saturdays.
    • He shut his eyes and tried to sleep.

    Synonyms close seal lock fasten bolt

    Opposite open unlock unfasten

adjective
  1. 1

    [not before noun]

    closed

    बंद

    • The shop was shut.
    • The museum is shut on Mondays.
    • I found the gate shut when I got there.
    + 1 more example
    • Keep the door shut so the mosquitoes stay outside.

    Synonyms closed locked sealed fastened

    Opposite open

→Phrasal verbs 6

shut down / shut sth down

(of a business or machine) to stop working or make it stop working

(कारख़ाना, मशीन) बंद होना या करना

  • The factory shut down last year.

shut sb/sth out

to stop somebody or something from entering a place; to stop yourself from thinking about something

(किसी को) अंदर न आने देना; (कोई विचार) मन से निकालना

  • Close the window to shut out the noise.

shut up

(informal) to stop talking

चुप हो जाना

  • Will you please shut up and listen?

shut sb/sth away

to put somebody or something in a place where others cannot see or find them

(किसी को) बंद करके रखना, छिपा देना

  • She shut herself away in her room to study.

shut off

(of a machine) to stop working

(मशीन का) बंद हो जाना

  • The engine shuts off automatically.

shut sb/sth in (sth)

to keep somebody or something in a room so they cannot leave

(किसी को) अंदर बंद कर देना

  • Shut the dog in the kitchen.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

close seal lock fasten bolt closed locked sealed fastened

Antonyms

open unlock unfasten

?Which word?

Keep apart shut (adjective, after a verb: 'The door is shut') and closed (before or after: 'a closed door').

Shut (adjective, verb के बाद: 'The door is shut') और closed (पहले या बाद: 'a closed door') को अलग रखिए।

§Grammar and usage

Verb forms, asked very often: shut, shut, shut (the same in all forms).

Verb forms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: shut, shut, shut (सभी रूपों में समान)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Phrasal verbs and idioms: shut down (stop a business or machine), shut up (informal and rude, stop talking; also close a building), shut out (keep somebody out; stop yourself thinking about something), shut your eyes to (pretend not to notice), an open-and-shut case (a case that is easy to decide), shut the door on (refuse to consider).

Phrasal verbs और idioms: shut down (व्यापार या मशीन बंद करना), shut up (अनौपचारिक और अशिष्ट, चुप रहो; भवन बंद करना भी), shut out (किसी को बाहर रखना; किसी चीज़ के बारे में सोचना बंद करना), shut your eyes to (न देखने का बहाना करना), an open-and-shut case (तय करने में आसान मामला), shut the door on (विचार करने से इनकार)।