shut away

verb

To isolate (someone) in a closed-off area or room.

“The judge shut me away in prison for five years.”

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immurelock upsend awaylock inlock awaylockput awayshut up
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Meanings

verbshut away (third-person singular simple present shuts away, present participle shutting away, simple past and past participle shut away)

present singular third person shuts away · participle present shutting away

  1. To isolate (someone) in a closed-off area or room.

    Synonyms: immure

    1. Especially, to imprison (someone).

      The judge shut me away in prison for five years.

      Synonyms: immure, lock up, send away

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo isolate (someone) in a closed-off area or room.

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immure

verbEspecially, to imprison (someone).

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immurelock upsend away

More synonyms by meaning

verbplace in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

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lock inlock awaylockput awayshut uplock up
Broader
confine
Also see
locklock awaylock inlock upput awaysend awayshut up

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Polish trzymać z daleka
  • trzymać z dalekaTranslations
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APA

shut away. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shut%20away

MLA

“shut away.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shut%20away. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shut away,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shut%20away.

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