shut vs start the ball rolling

shut

adj
  • Closed; not open. 

verb
  • To confine in an enclosed area. 

  • To catch or snag in the act of shutting something. 

  • To preclude; to exclude; to bar out. 

  • To close, to stop being open. 

  • To close, to stop from being open. 

  • To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed. 

noun
  • The act or time of shutting; close. 

  • The line or place where two pieces of metal are welded together. 

  • A door or cover; a shutter. 

  • A narrow alley or passage acting as a short cut through the buildings between two streets. 

start the ball rolling

verb
  • Synonym of get the ball rolling. 

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