Shutting — Shut Shut, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shutting}.] [OE. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, AS. scyttan to shut or lock up (akin to D. schutten, G. sch[ u]tzen to protect), properly, to fasten with a bolt or bar shot across, fr … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shutting out — index renunciation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
shutting post — Gatepost Gate post (g[=a]t p[=o]st ), n. 1. A post to which a gate is hung; called also {swinging post} or {hinging post}. [1913 Webster] 2. A post against which a gate closes; called also {shutting post}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shutting — n. act of closing; act of blocking; act of stopping activity; act of locking; confinement ʃʌt v. close, move to a closed position; block, obstruct; lock, bolt; confine; cease operation, halt activity adj. closed, fastened … English contemporary dictionary
shutting in — jailing, imprisonment; encircling, closing in from all sides … English contemporary dictionary
shutting — shut·ting … English syllables
shutting — noun the act of closing something • Syn: ↑closing • Ant: ↑opening (for: ↑closing) • Derivationally related forms: ↑close (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
shutting stile — the stile of a door or shutter that closes against the frame of the opening. Cf. hanging stile. * * * … Universalium
shutting down — stoppage of operation, closure, turning off … English contemporary dictionary
shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted — trying to stop something bad happening when it has already happened and the situation cannot be changed. Improving security after a major theft would seem to be a bit like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted … New idioms dictionary
shutting post — noun the gatepost against which the gate closes • Hypernyms: ↑gatepost * * * noun : gatepost … Useful english dictionary
