shutin

shut-in

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shuht-in]
- /ˈʃʌtˌɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shuht-in]
- /ˈʃʌtˌɪn/

Definitions of shutin word

adjective shutin closed; fastened up: a shut door. 1
adjective shutin Phonetics. checked (def 2). 1
noun shutin the act or time of shutting or closing. 1
noun shutin the line where two pieces of welded metal are united. 1
verb with object shutin to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct. 1
verb with object shutin to close the doors of (often followed by up): to shut up a shop for the night. 1

See all 12 definitions of shutin

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Origin of shutin

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

1840-50, Americanism; adj., noun use of verb phrase shut in

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Parts of speech for Shutin

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shutin

shutin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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