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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. prevent from entering; shut out;
- Example: "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"
- Example: "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"
[syn: exclude, keep out, shut out, shut]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

shut out
    v 1: prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting
         out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a
         criminal record from entering the country" [syn: exclude,
         keep out, shut out, shut] [ant: admit, include,
         let in]