shut out
[verb]
Synonyms: exclude, bar, debar, keep out, lock out

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English Thesaurus: forget, don’t remember/can’t remember, have no recollection of something, slip your mind, it goes in one ear and out the other, ...

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shut out phrasal verb (see also shut)

1. shut somebody out to deliberately not let someone join you in an activity or share your thoughts and feelings:
How can I help you if you just keep shutting me out all the time?
shut somebody out from
I felt I was being shut out from all the family’s affairs.

2. shut somebody/something ↔ out to prevent someone or something from entering a place:
heavy curtains that shut out the sunlight
shut somebody/something ↔ out from
The door closed firmly, shutting me out from the warmth inside.

3. shut something ↔ out to stop yourself from thinking about or noticing something, so that you are not affected by it:
People close their windows at night in a vain attempt to shut out the sound of gunfire.
She shut out memories of James.
Jenny closed her eyes and tried to shut everything out.

4. shut out somebody American English to defeat an opposing sports team and prevent them from getting any points:
Colorado shut out Kansas City 3–0.

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ˈshut-out noun [countable] American English
a game in which one team is prevented by the other from getting any points

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forget to not remember something or someone:
I’m sorry, I’ve forgotten your name.
It was an experience she would never forget.
don’t remember/can’t remember used when saying that you have forgotten something:
I know I needed something at the shops, but I can’t remember what it was.
have no recollection of something formal to not remember anything about something that happened in the past:
He told the jury that he had no recollection of the accident.
slip your mind especially spoken if something that you must do slips your mind, you forget to do it because you are busy thinking about other things:
I’m sorry I didn’t call. There was so much going on that it completely slipped my mind.
it goes in one ear and out the other spoken used to say that someone forgets what you tell them very quickly because they are not interested or do not listen properly:
With kids you have to say everything twice. It all goes in one ear and out the other.
my mind goes blank especially spoken used to say that you are suddenly unable to remember something at a time when you need it:
I was so nervous that my mind went blank as soon as they asked me a question.
put something out of your mind to make yourself stop thinking about something that stops you concentrating or makes you angry, sad, or nervous:
When I’m competing I put everything out of my mind and concentrate on winning.
put something behind you to stop thinking about something sad or unpleasant that happened to you in the past, so that you can continue with your life and be happy:
It can take a long time to put a traumatic experience like that behind you.
take/keep your mind off something to do something that helps you stop thinking about a problem for a short time:
Sara went out for a walk to try and take her mind off things.
blot something out to forget an unpleasant memory or thought, by deliberately stopping yourself from thinking about it:
He started drinking heavily in an effort to blot out the thought of what he had done.
I wanted to blot out the events of the previous day.
shut somebody/something out to deliberately forget someone or something and not let them be part of your thoughts and feelings:
The marriage was a disaster, and her husband shut her out of his life completely.

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shut out
shut (someone) out
1.
to prevent a competitor from scoring any points.
The Braves shut out the Dodgers today, 7–0.

2.
to prevent someone from being a part of something.
She shut him out of her world and had nothing to do with him.

A group of African-American lawyers charged that the law firm shut them out.

Movies like his are so unusual that they're basically shut out of consideration for an Oscar.

shut out (something)
1.
to prevent something from entering a place.
The thick glass windows shut out most of the traffic noise.

My eyes can't stand bright light, so I keep the curtains closed to shut the sunlight out.

2.
to not think about something.
She can't shut out the memory of the accident.

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shut out something
shut out (something)
1.
to prevent something from entering a place.
The thick glass windows shut out most of the traffic noise.

My eyes can't stand bright light, so I keep the curtains closed to shut the sunlight out.

2.
to not think about something.
She can't shut out the memory of the accident.

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shut out
to prevent the opposition team from scoring during a game
The national soccer team shut out the best team in the world last night.

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shut out
v.
1. To prevent from coming in; block.
During World War II, Malta managed to shut out most of the Italian and German bombers by throwing up an effective anti-aircraft screen.
The boys were annoyed by Tom's telling club secrets and shut him out of their meeting.
2. To prevent (an opposing team) from scoring throughout an entire game.
The Dodgers shut out the Reds, 5-0.

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