shut out

Definitions

1. 1

   Nonstandard spelling of shutout.

2. 2

   To prevent from entering

   To prevent from entering; to block or exclude.

   • His wife shut him out of his own house.
   • This triple-glazing shuts out the noise of the traffic.
3. 3

   To hide from sight.

   • The high wall shut out the countryside beyond.
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   1. 4

      To refuse to be open and vulnerable toward.

      • No! Why? Why do you shut me out? Why do you shut THE WORLD out?
   2. 5

      To prevent from scoring

      To prevent from scoring; to perform a shutout.

The neighborhood

• synonymbar
• synonymdebar
• synonymdrive away
• synonymexclude
• synonymfend off
• synonymforbar
• synonymrepel
• synonymshut
• synonymshut out
• synonymturn away
• synonymward off
• antonyminvite
• antonymwelcome
• neighborkick out
• neighborhinder
• neighborprohibit
• neighborbarricade