- not open synonym closed
- The door was shut.
- She slammed the door shut.
- Keep your eyes shut.
- His eyes remained tightly shut.
- I hope you can keep your mouth shut (= not tell anyone) about what you saw.
Extra Examples- His jaw was clenched shut.
- I clamped my mouth shut.
- She snapped shut a file on her desk.
- She squeezed her eyes shut to keep the tears from coming.
- The curtains were drawn shut.
- The gates are always kept shut.
- The window blew shut.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- bang
- …
- firmly
- properly
- tightly
- …
- squeeze your eyes shut
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- (British English) not open for business synonym closed
- Unfortunately the bank is shut now.
- The swimming pool has been shut for a decade.
Extra Examples- The park is now shut for the winter.
- The bars all look shut to me.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- remain
- …
- for
Word OriginOld English scyttan ‘put (a bolt) in position to hold fast’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch schutten ‘shut up, obstruct’, also to shoot.
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