shut in

/ʃət ɪn/

Other forms: shutting in; shuts in

Definitions of shut in

1. verb

   surround completely
   synonyms: close in, enclose, inclose

   types:

   insert, tuck

   fit snugly into

   wall in, wall up

   enclose with a wall

   bower, embower

   enclose in a bower

   enshrine, shrine

   enclose in a place of worship

   case, encase, incase

   enclose in, or as if in, a case

   bury, eat up, immerse, swallow, swallow up

   enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

   border, frame, frame in

   enclose in or as if in a frame

   glass, glass in

   enclose with glass

   bank

   enclose with a bank

   dike, dyke

   enclose with a dike

   encapsulate

   enclose in a capsule or other small container

   fence, fence in

   surround with an enclosure

   cordon off, rope in, rope off

   divide by means of a rope

   casket

   enclose in a casket

   corral

   enclose in a corral

   fort, fortify

   enclose by or as if by walls around a stronghold

   hedge, hedge in

   enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges

   brick in, brick over, brick up

   wall up with brick

   pack

   arrange in a container

   box, package

   put into a box

   sack

   put in a sack

   crate

   put into a crate; as for protection

   trench

   fortify by surrounding with trenches

   embattle

   fortify by furnishing with battlements for defense

   type of:

   border, environ, ring, skirt, surround

   extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle