Clues for the word "SHUT"

We've had 126 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 356 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on April 23, 2024.

Definition of shut

imp. & p. p. - of Shut
v. t. - To close so as to hinder ingress or egress; as, to shut a door or a gate; to shut one's eyes or mouth.
v. t. - To forbid entrance into; to prohibit; to bar; as, to shut the ports of a country by a blockade.
v. t. - To preclude; to exclude; to bar out.
v. t. - To fold together; to close over, as the fingers; to close by bringing the parts together; as, to shut the hand; to shut a book.
v. i. - To close itself; to become closed; as, the door shuts; it shuts hard.
a. - Closed or fastened; as, a shut door.
a. - Rid; clear; free; as, to get shut of a person.
a. - Formed by complete closure of the mouth passage, and with the nose passage remaining closed; stopped, as are the mute consonants, p, t, k, b, d, and hard g.
a. - Cut off sharply and abruptly by a following consonant in the same syllable, as the English short vowels, /, /, /, /, /, always are.
n. - The act or time of shutting; close; as, the shut of a door.
n. - A door or cover; a shutter.
n. - The line or place where two pieces of metal are united by welding.