phrasal verb

Shut in

Letter SInseparable

Shut in

Prevent someone from leaving

Meanings

Prevent someone from leaving (separable [obligatory], International English)

Examples

I SHUT the cat IN until it was time to go to the vet.

Related

shut + …Same base verb … + inSame particle

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