Transcription
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- [shuht out]
- /ʃʌt aʊt/
- /ʃʌt ˈaʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shuht out]
- /ʃʌt aʊt/
Definitions of shut out words
- verb with object shut out to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct. 1
- verb with object shut out to close the doors of (often followed by up): to shut up a shop for the night. 1
- verb with object shut out to close (something) by bringing together or folding its parts: Shut your book. Shut the window! 1
- verb with object shut out to confine; enclose: to shut a bird into a cage. 1
- verb with object shut out to bar; exclude: They shut him from their circle. 1
- verb with object shut out to cause (a factory, school, etc.) to end or suspend operations, services, or business activity: He shut his store, sold his house, and moved away. We're shutting the office for two weeks in June. 1
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Origin of shut out
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English s(c)hutten, s(c)hetten, s(c)hitten Old English scyttan “to bolt (a door)”; akin to shoot1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Shut out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shut out popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shut out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shut out
verb shut out
- banish — If someone or something is banished from a place or area of activity, they are sent away from it and prevented from entering it.
- ban — To ban something means to state officially that it must not be done, shown, or used.
- bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
- blinded — unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
- blinding — A blinding light is extremely bright.
adj shut out
- bootlegged — made, sold, or transported unlawfully.
- contraband — Contraband refers to goods that are taken into or out of a country illegally.
noun shut out
- inhospitality — lack of hospitality; inhospitable attitude toward or treatment of visitors, guests, etc.
- inhospitableness — The quality of being inhospitable.
See also
Matching words
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