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Meaning of shuts
noun
- The act or time of shutting; close. Example: the shut of a door
- A door or cover; a shutter.
- The line or place where two pieces of metal are welded together.
verb
- To close, to stop from being open. Example: Please shut the door.
- To close, to stop being open. Example: If you wait too long, the automatic door will shut.
- To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed. Example: The pharmacy is shut on Sunday.
- To confine in an enclosed area. Example: I shut the cat in the kitchen before going out.
- To catch or snag in the act of shutting something. Example: He's just shut his finger in the door.
noun
- A narrow alley or passage acting as a short cut through the buildings between two streets.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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