Meaning & use
Shutting
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Closing something, such as a door, lid, or business, so that it is no longer open.
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Please remember to keep shutting the gate so the dog doesn't escape.
The store is shutting early tonight for inventory.
A note on using this word
The phrasal expression "shutting up" can mean either closing a place for the day or, informally, telling someone to stop talking.
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