All shut in synonyms
shut in
S s verb shut in
- girdle β a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- margined β Having a margin.
- hang up β the way in which a thing hangs.
- hold down β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- interning β to restrict to or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war, enemy aliens, or combat troops who take refuge in a neutral country.
- hold β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- cage β A cage is a structure of wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
- lock up β a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- corking β excellent
- boxed in β simple past tense and past participle of box in.
- disfranchise β to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote.
- fence β a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- closeting β Present participle of closet.
- closeted β If you are closeted with someone, you are talking privately to them.
- girdled β a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- mew β a cage for hawks, especially while molting.
- fringe β a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
- envelop β Wrap up, cover, or surround completely.
- mure β Obsolete. a wall.
- imprison β to confine in or as if in a prison.
- mures β a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- confine β To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
- co-oped β a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- corral β In North America, a corral is a space surrounded by a fence where cattle or horses are kept.
- go around β an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
- cover up β If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- girdling β a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- cool down β If someone cools down or if you cool them down, they become less angry than they were.
- fence in β a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- demark β to remove all trace of (a person or thing)
- indenture β a deed or agreement executed in two or more copies with edges correspondingly indented as a means of identification.
- goes around β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- inclose β enclose.
- demarked β demarcate.
- blockaded β the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
- indenturing β Present participle of indenture.
- in-tern β to restrict to or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war, enemy aliens, or combat troops who take refuge in a neutral country.
adjective shut in
- detained β Simple past tense and past participle of detain.
- incarcerated β to imprison; confine.
- immured β to enclose within walls.
- hampered β Hinder or impede the movement or progress of.
- circumscribed β to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map.
- imprisoned β to confine in or as if in a prison.
- compassed β Simple past tense and past participle of compass.
- cramp β Cramp is a sudden strong pain caused by a muscle suddenly contracting. You sometimes get cramp in a muscle after you have been making a physical effort over a long period of time.
- claustrophobic β You describe a place or situation as claustrophobic when it makes you feel uncomfortable and unhappy because you are enclosed or restricted.
adj shut in
noun shut in
- consumptive β A consumptive person suffers from tuberculosis.
- incurable β not curable; that cannot be cured, remedied, or corrected: an incurable disease.