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- keep someone or something inside a place by closing something such as a door:"her parents shut her in an upstairs room"
- enclose or surround a place:"the village is shut in by the mountains on either side"
- trap something by shutting a door or drawer on it:"I shut my finger in the door"
nounshut-in (noun) · shut-ins (plural noun)- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHa person confined indoors, especially on account of age, illness, or disability:"she volunteered to visit the sick and the shut-ins"
- a state or period in which an oil or gas well has available but unused capacity.
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- Shut in is a term that can be used as an adjective or a noun. As an adjective, it describes someone or something that is confined to a place, usually by a door or a gate12. As a noun, it refers to a person who is confined to home, a room, or bed because of illness or incapacity34. Shut in can also imply a psychological tendency to desire solitude or avoid social interaction2.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.to prevent someone or something from leaving a place, usually by closing or fastening a door or gate:dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/shut-inshut-in [ shuht-in ] show ipa See synonyms for shut-in on Thesaurus.com adjective confined to one's home, a hospital, etc., as from illness. Psychiatry. disposed to desire solitude; withdrawn; asocial. (of an oil or gas well) temporarily sealed up.www.dictionary.com/browse/shut-inThe meaning of SHUT-IN is a person who is confined to home, a room, or bed because of illness or incapacity.www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shut-inshut-in (shŭt′ĭn′) n. A person confined indoors by illness or disability.www.thefreedictionary.com/shut-in
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