shuts

Bars the entrance

Shuts is the third-person singular of shut, meaning to close: She shuts the door behind her.

To shut someone out is to exclude them.

To shut up is to stop talking or to silence: He finally shuts up when she glares at him.

To shut down is to cease operations or end something decisively.

ceases

down

Toward lower ground

  • offNot functioning
  • haltComplete sudden stop
  • stopCease all motion

suspend · discontinue · terminate · close · end · conclude · wrap up · wind down · power down · deactivate

locks

bolt

Threaded rod for nuts

key · hasp · chain · fastener · secure · barricade · bar · blockade · seal · clasp

confines

in

Denoting enclosure or inclusion

imprisons · cages · pens · corrals · boxes · seals · restricts · detains · incarcerates · quarantines

closes

door

Hinged room barrier

  • windowGlass-fitted wall opening
  • gateHinged barrier in fence
  • lidRemovable container cover

drawer · curtain · valve · hatch · flap · cover · screen · entrance · exit · sluice

excludes

out

Not present here

  • awayNot in this location
  • barsRods, taverns, or measures
  • blocksObstructs or sections

denies · refuses · rejects · locks out · keeps out · screens · isolates · banishes · expels · ostracizes

silences

up

Out of bed

gags · stifles · suppresses · squelches · censors · muzzles · shushes · quells · cuts off · clamps down

Opposites
open/closed state

shutsopens

Allows passage through

opens up · unlatches · unlocks · unfastens · unbolts

operational status

shutsopens

Allows passage through

starts · opens up · launches · activates · commences

Phrases
Family

shut, shutter, shutdown, shutting, shutout, shuttered, shutdowns, shuttering, unshut

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G