outshut en · VERB
Etymology
From out- + shut.
Meanings
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(archaic) To shut out.
When I cry out, He outshuts my prayer
a. 1631 (date written), J[ohn] Donne, “The Lamentations of Jeremy”, in Poems, […] with Elegies on the Authors Death, London: […] M[iles] F[lesher] for Iohn Marriot, […], published 1633, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outshuts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outshut | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outshut | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| outshutting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |