| Main Entry: | shut |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | close |
Synonyms: |
bar, batten down, cage, close down, close up, confine, draw, drop the curtain, enclose, exclude, fasten, fold, fold up, imprison, lock, push, put to, seal, secure, shut down, slam, wall off |
Antonyms: |
open |
| Main Entry: | airtight |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sealed |
Synonyms: |
closed, impenetrable, impermeable, shut |
Antonyms: |
loose, open, penetrable, permeable, unclosed, unsealed |
| Main Entry: | close |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obstruct, seal |
Synonyms: |
bang, bar, block, bolt, button, caulk, choke, clap, clench, clog, confine, congest, cork, dam, exclude, fasten, fill, lock, occlude, plug, prevent passage, put to, retard flow, screen, secure, shut, shut off, shutter, slam, stop up, stopper, stuff, turn off |
Antonyms: |
open, release, unclose, unplug, unseal, unstop |
| Main Entry: | finished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | complete, done |
Synonyms: |
accomplished, achieved, brought about, ceased, closed, come to an end, compassed, concluded, consummated, decided, discharged, dispatched, disposed of, done for, done with, effected, effectuated, elaborated, ended, entire, executed, final, finalized, fulfilled, full, in the past, lapsed, made, over, over and done, perfected, performed, put into effect, realized, resolved, satisfied, settled, sewn up, shut, stopped, terminated, through, tied up, worked out, wound up, wrapped up |
Antonyms: |
crude, incomplete, unfinished |
| Main Entry: | hem/hem in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | enclose, restrict |
Synonyms: |
begird, beset, border, bound, cage, circle, circumscribe, close in, confine, corral, define, edge, encircle, encompass, envelop, environ, fence, fringe, girdle, hedge in, immure, margin, pen, rim, ring, round, shut, shut in, skirt, surround, verge |
Antonyms: |
let go, release |
| Main Entry: | hermetic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | airtight |
Synonyms: |
completely sealed, impervious, sealed, shut, tight, waterproof, watertight |
| Main Entry: | lock |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten, clasp |
Synonyms: |
bar, bolt, button, button up, clench, close, clutch, embrace, encircle, enclose, engage, entwine, grapple, grasp, hug, join, latch, link, mesh, press, seal, secure, shut, turn the key, unite |
Antonyms: |
unclasp, unfasten, unlock |
| Main Entry: | occlude |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | block, prevent |
Synonyms: |
choke, clog, close, close out, congest, curb, fill, hinder, impede, leave out, lock out, obstruct, plug, seal, shut, stop up, stopper, throttle |
Antonyms: |
allow, help, permit |
| Main Entry: | seal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make airtight |
Synonyms: |
close, cork, enclose, fasten, gum, isolate, paste, plaster, plug, quarantine, secure, segregate, shut, stop, stop up, stopper, waterproof |
Antonyms: |
loosen, open, unseal |
| Main Entry: | slam |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throw or push very hard |
Synonyms: |
bang, bat, batter, beat, belt, blast, clobber, close, crash, cudgel, dash, fling, hammer, hit, hurl, knock, pound, shut, slap, slug, smash, strike, swat, thump, thwack, wallop |