shut

vt,vi 1 funga; fumba ~ the door funga mlango (sl) ~ ssomebodys mouth nyamazisha mtu. ~ -eye n (colloq) usingizi; kulala, kujipumzisha. 2 fungika, unga the window won't ~ dirisha halifungiki/halifungi. 3 bana ~ one's finger in the door banwa kidole mlangoni. 4 (special use with adverbial particles and preps) ~ (something) down funga ~down a factory funga kiwanda ~ down an engine zima injini. ~-down n kufungwa kwa kiwanda n.k. ~ somebody in fungia/zuia/zingira mtu mahali fulani. ~ something off funga, zuia kitu kisiingie/kisipite mahali fulani. ~ somebody/ something out zuia mtu/kitu, fungia nje don't ~ him out usimfungie nje. ~ something up funga, bana, hifadhi; fungia ~up one's treasures fungia/hifadhi vitu vya maana vya mtu. ~ (somebody) up (colloq) nyamazisha mtu ~ him up mnyamazishe. shutter n 1 kilango (cha mwanga katika kamera). 2 ubao wa dirisha. put up the ~ters funga kazi (kwa siku moja au kabisa). vt tia/funga vilango.