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Definition of Shut In in English :

Shut In

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Verb

1. close in, enclose, inclose, shut in

surround completely

Example Sentences:
'Darkness enclosed him'
'They closed in the porch with a fence'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Shut In

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noun

1. mainly US and Canadian

a.

a person confined indoors by illness

b.

(as modifier)

a shut-in patient

2. psychiatry

a condition in which the person is highly withdrawn and unable to express his or her own feelings

See also schizoid

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Shut In

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to surround or enclose; hem in

adjective

1.

confined to one's home, an institution, etc. by illness or infirmity

2.

inclined to shun others; withdrawn

noun US

3.

an invalid who is shut-in

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Shut In

see synonyms of shut in

n.

A person confined indoors by illness or disability.

adj. (shŭt-ĭn)

1. Confined to a home or hospital, as by illness.

2. Disposed to avoid social contact; excessively withdrawn or introverted.

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