"shut away" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: shuts away [present, singular, third-person], shutting away [participle, present], shut away [participle, past], shut away [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|shut<,,shut> away}} shut away (third-person singular simple present shuts away, present participle shutting away, simple past and past participle shut away)
  1. To isolate (someone) in a closed-off area or room.
    Sense id: en-shut_away-en-verb-38Xq1oZ3
  2. To isolate (someone) in a closed-off area or room.
    Especially, to imprison (someone).
    Synonyms: lock up, send away Related terms: shut in, shut-in
    Sense id: en-shut_away-en-verb-AH5pqGY- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (away): 26 74

Inflected forms

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