ALL meanings of shut-in
shut-in
S s - adjective shut-in confined to one's home, a hospital, etc., as from illness. 1
- adjective shut-in Psychiatry. disposed to desire solitude; withdrawn; asocial. 1
- adjective shut-in (of an oil or gas well) temporarily sealed up. 1
- noun shut-in a person confined by infirmity or disease to the house, a hospital, etc. 1
- noun shut-in Also called shut-in well. an oil or gas well that has been closed down. 1