Phonetic Breakdown of "shut"
Learn how to break down "shut" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.
Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:
/ʃʌt/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries
IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:
SH AH1 T
Standard phonetic transcription to help with precise pronunciation
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Definition of "shut"
Pronunciation: /ʃʌt/
Adjective
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Closed, shut.
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Narrow; confined.Example: "a close alley; close quarters"
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At a little distance; near.Example: "Is your house close?"
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Intimate; well-loved.Example: "He is a close friend."
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Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
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(Ireland, England, Scotland) Hot, humid, with no wind.
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(of a vowel) Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
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Strictly confined; carefully guarded.Example: "a close prisoner"
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Out of the way of observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
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Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced.Example: "a close contest"
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Short.Example: "to cut grass or hair close"
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Dense; solid; compact.
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Concise; to the point.Example: "close reasoning"
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Difficult to obtain.Example: "Money is close."
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Parsimonious; stingy.
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Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact.Example: "a close translation"
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Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict.Example: "The patient was kept under close observation."
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Marked, evident.
Noun
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The act or time of shutting; close.Example: "the shut of a door"
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A door or cover; a shutter.
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The line or place where two pieces of metal are welded together.
Verb
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To close, to stop from being open.Example: "Please shut the door."
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To close, to stop being open.Example: "If you wait too long, the automatic door will shut."
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To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed.Example: "The pharmacy is shut on Sunday."
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To confine in an enclosed area.Example: "I shut the cat in the kitchen before going out."
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To catch or snag in the act of shutting something.Example: "He's just shut his finger in the door."
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To preclude; to exclude; to bar out.
Adjective
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Closed.Example: "A shut door barred our way into the house."
Pronunciation: /ʃʌt/
Noun
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A narrow alley or passage acting as a short cut through the buildings between two streets.