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Concept: Shut-Out

Superconcept: Obstruct


Component Semantics:

Shut-Out
Definition: prevent an object from being moved into an enclosure
Required slot: object
Restriction: a Tangible-Entity
Required slot: location
Restriction: is not inside the location enclosure
Required slot: post-conditions
Restriction: object is the object of a Be-Shut-Out whose location is the Place outside the enclosure
Required slot: location
Restriction: the Place outside the enclosure
Primary slot: agent
Inherited from: Obstruct
Restriction: causes object to be Shut-Out
WordNet 1.6 Synsets: shut_out#1
WordNet 1.6 Synsets: exclude#2, keep_out#1, shut#3

In order to Shut-Out an object from an enclosure, it must not already be inside the enclosure (it doesn't necessarily have to be defined as already outside the enclosure, as long as it's not inside). The resulting state Be-Shut-Out can be "undone" by Admitting the object