Talk:shut
Latest comment: 3 months ago by JMGN in topic Usage note: close
Attributive adjective
[edit][Not before noun] not open (SYNONYM closed) The door was shut. --Backinstadiums (talk) 15:03, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
Usage note: close
[edit]Shut can suggest more noise and is often found in phrases such as slammed shut, banged shut, snapped shut. Secondly, shut is also usually used for containers such as boxes, suitcases, etc. JMGN (talk) 17:12, 7 July 2024 (UTC)