shut-in
Use Shut-in in a sentence
adjective
1.
confined to one's home, a hospital, etc., as from illness.
2.
Psychiatry. disposed to desire solitude; withdrawn; asocial.
3.
(of an oil or gas well) temporarily sealed up.
noun
4.
a person confined by infirmity or disease to the house, a hospital, etc.
5.
Also called shut-in well. an oil or gas well that has been closed down.
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Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; adj., noun use of verb phrase shut in
1840–50, Americanism; adj., noun use of verb phrase shut in
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World English Dictionary
| shut-in | |
| —n | |
| 1. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) |
| a. a person confined indoors by illness | |
| b. (as modifier): a shut-in patient | |
| 2. | psychiatry See also schizoid a condition in which the person is highly withdrawn and unable to express his own feelings |
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
shut-in n.
A person confined indoors by illness or disability. adj.
Confined to a home or hospital, as by illness.
Disposed to avoid social contact; excessively withdrawn or introverted.
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Example sentences
The surface and subsurface safety systems functioned properly to shut-in the structure.
Report only the maximum pressure and corresponding temperature recorded during the shut-in period.
Cyclic process with the well alternately flowing and shut-in.
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