Overview of noun shut-in

The noun shut-in has 1 sense

• invalid, shut-in -- (someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury)

Overview of verb shut-in

The verb shut in has 1 sense

• enclose, close in, inclose, shut in -- (surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence")

Overview of adj shut-in

The adj shut-in has 2 senses

• introvertish, shut-in -- (somewhat introverted)


• homebound, housebound, shut-in -- (confined usually by illness)