Definitions
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
Word origin
From Middle English schitten, schetten, from Old English scyttan (“to cause rapid movement, shoot a bolt, shut, bolt”), from Proto-Germanic *skutjaną, *skuttijaną (“to bar, bolt”), from Proto-Germanic *skuttą, *skuttjō (“bar, bolt, shed”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- (“to drive, fall upon, rush”). The Modern English word was originally a dialect form; the Old English word would have normally merged with shit.
Used in a sentence
“Please shut the door.”
“The light was so bright I had to shut my eyes.”
“They shut the road for the festival.”
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