shut
Seal the entrance
Shut means to close—a door, a window, a lid, eyes, a mouth.
To shut something is to move it so an opening is blocked or covered: Shut the door behind you.
Shut also works as an adjective: The store was shut.
To shut up is to stop talking or to make someone stop.
To shut down is to cease operations: They shut down the factory.
To shut out is to exclude: She felt shut out of their conversation.
Door-securing catch
Restrict to boundaries
- secludeSet apart from others
- encloseShut in on all sides
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- seal offClose to all access
cloister · sequester · withdraw · separate · detach · insulate · cordon · partition
Complete sudden stop
- ceaseTo discontinue activity
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
- terminateBring to an end
- discontinueTo stop doing
cancel · end · pause · freeze · interrupt · standstill · arrest · brake
Not present here
- barDrinking establishment
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- gateHinged barrier in fence
fence · wall · screen · partition · barricade · obstruction · lock out · keep out
Firmly stretched or fitting
- fastSpeedy, or skip eating
- firmlyWith steadfast resolve
- lockedFastened with a mechanism
- sealedClosed to prevent entry
bolted · latched · impenetrable · airtight · watertight · snug · tamper-proof · fortified
latch
Door-securing catch
lock · slam · click · snap · clasp · secure · bar · hook · zip · button
confine
Restrict to boundaries
- secludeSet apart from others
- encloseShut in on all sides
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
seal off · cloister · sequester · withdraw · separate · detach · insulate · cordon · partition · cocoon
halt
Complete sudden stop
discontinue · cancel · end · pause · freeze · interrupt · standstill · arrest · brake · block
out
Not present here
gate · fence · wall · screen · partition · barricade · obstruction · lock out · keep out · turn away
up
Out of bed
still · speechless · wordless · voiceless · gag · stifle · suppress · squelch · muffle · shush
tight
Firmly stretched or fitting
sealed · bolted · latched · impenetrable · airtight · watertight · snug · tamper-proof · fortified · protected
- shut upDemand for silence
- shut downCease to operate
- shut outPrevent all scoring
- shut offDiscontinue flow or power
- shutting downEnding operation or activity
- shutting upStopping one's talking
shutter, shutdown, shuts, shutting, shutters, shutout, shutdowns, shuttering, unshut