shut
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～ become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"
shut in
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～ surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
shut off
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～ stem the flow of; "shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation"
shut one's mouth
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～ refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information; "Don't tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut!"
shut
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～ prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"
shut down
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～ cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop"
shut out
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～ prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"
shut off
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～ isolate or separate; "She was shut off from the friends"
shutter
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～ close with shutters; "We shuttered the window to keep the house cool"
shuttle
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～ travel back and forth between two points
shuttlecock
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～ send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock
shy away from
— Verb
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～ avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task; "I shy away from this task"
sibilate
— Verb
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～ express or utter with a hiss
sic
— Verb
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～ urge to attack someone; "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits"
sick
— Verb
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～ eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"