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SHUT-IN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shut-in mean?
• SHUT-IN (noun)
The noun SHUT-IN has 1 sense:
1. someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
Familiarity information: SHUT-IN used as a noun is very rare.
• SHUT-IN (adjective)
The adjective SHUT-IN has 2 senses:
1. somewhat introverted
2. confined usually by illness
Familiarity information: SHUT-IN used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
invalid; shut-in
Hypernyms ("shut-in" is a kind of...):
diseased person; sick person; sufferer (a person suffering from an illness)
Holonyms ("shut-in" is a member of...):
homebound (people who are confined to their homes)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Somewhat introverted
Synonyms:
introvertish; shut-in
Similar:
introversive; introvertive (directed inward; marked by interest in yourself or concerned with inner feelings)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Confined usually by illness
Synonyms:
homebound; housebound; shut-in
Similar:
confined (not free to move about)
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