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shut-in

  [shuht-in]
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–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 disposed to desire solitude; withdrawn; asocial.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.
Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; adj., n. use of v. phrase shut in
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shut-in   (shŭt'ĭn')
n.  A person confined indoors by illness or disability.
adj.   (shŭt-ĭn')

  1. Confined to a home or hospital, as by illness.

  2. Disposed to avoid social contact; excessively withdrawn or introverted.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1shut–in
Pronunciation: 'sh&t-"in
Function: noun
: an invalid confined to home, a room, or bed

Main Entry: 2shut–in
Pronunciation: "sh&t-"in
Function: adjective
1 : confined to one's home or an institution by illness orincapacity
2 : tending to avoid social contact : WITHDRAWN shut–in personality type —S. K. Weinberg>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

shut-in n.
A person confined indoors by illness or disability. adj.

  1. Confined to a home or hospital, as by illness.

  2. Disposed to avoid social contact; excessively withdrawn or introverted.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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