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shut in

Shut-in

[shuht-in]
Shut-in may refer to:

  • Shut-in (river), a river that's naturally confined within a deep, narrow channel
  • A shut-in is a person who is either unwilling or unable to leave his home, often due to disability, or a mental disease such as agoraphobia. See recluse
  • Shutting-in, in the petroleum industry, is the implementation of a production cap lower than the available output at a particular site.
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