To fasten with a lock, catch, or latch: shut the cabinet. 2. To block entrance to or exit from; close: shut a corridor. 3. To confine in a closed space: shut them in a cage. 4. To exclude from a closed space: shut the cats out of the house. 5. To fold up or bring together the parts of: shut the book. More @Wikipedia
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