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wide shut

wide shut adjective: deliberately closed (off). (figurative) Wilfully closed-minded; unwilling to see the truth.

Adjective

wide shut (not comparable)

  1. (humorous) Deliberately closed (off). (figurative) Wilfully closed-minded; unwilling to see the truth.
    • He is usually a perspicuous man, but when it comes to that one issue, he has his eyes wide shut.

Origin of wide shut

Coined in analogy to wide open.

Questions about wide shut

What does wide shut mean?
Wide shut means deliberately closed (off). (figurative) Wilfully closed-minded; unwilling to see the truth.
What part of speech is wide shut?
Wide shut is an adjective.

Words near wide shut in the dictionary

  1. wide receiver
  2. wide receivers
  3. Wide SCSI
  4. wide shot
  5. wide shots
  6. wide shut
  7. wide spot in the road
  8. wide spots in the road
  9. wide stance
  10. wide stances
  11. wide-angle

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