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The line of connection between welded pieces of metal.
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The act of.
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phrasal-verb
Shut off To close off; isolate: loners who shut themselves off from the community.
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Shut off To stop the flow or passage of; cut off: shut off the hot water by closing a valve.
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Shut out Sports To prevent (an opponent) from scoring any runs or points.
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Shut up To cause (someone) to stop speaking; silence.
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Shut up To stop speaking.
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verb-transitive
To block entrance to or exit from; close: shut a corridor.
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To cause to stop operating: shut down a restaurant; a school that was shut for the vacation.
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To confine in or as if in a closed space: shut them in a cage.
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To exclude from or as if from a closed space: shut the cats out of the house.
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To fasten with a lock, catch, or latch.
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verb-intransitive
To move or become moved so as to block passage; close: a door that shuts by itself.
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To stop operating, especially automatically: The electricity shuts off at midnight.
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verb
To move into position to close an opening.
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To prevent entrance to or passage to or from.
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To confine by or as if by enclosure.
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To fasten with a lock or bolt.
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To close by bringing enclosing or covering parts together.
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