YourDictionary

shutting

Variant of shut

transitive verb shut, shutting

    1. to move (a door, window, lid, etc.) into a position that closes the opening to which it is fitted
    2. to fasten (a door, etc.) securely, as with a bolt or catch
  1. to close (an opening, passage, container, etc.)
    1. to prevent or forbid entrance to or exit from; close or bar
    2. to confine or enclose in a room, cage, building, etc.
  2. to fold up or bring together the parts of (an umbrella, book, etc. or the mouth, eyes, etc.)
  3. to stop or suspend the operation of (a business, school, etc.)

intransitive verb

to move to a closed position; be or become shut

adjective

closed, fastened, or secured

noun

  1. the act or time of shutting or closing; close
  2. the connecting line between two pieces of welded metal

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

link/cite print suggestion box