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shut down (third-person singular simple present shuts down, present participle shutting down, simple past and past participle shut down)
- (transitive) To close, terminate, or end.
- They are planning to shut down the entire building at the end of the month.
- 2010, Jonathan Ashcroft, Scavengers (page 41)
- Alex quickly shut down her argument. 'But I'm the male. They lead in dancing, why shouldn't I be the lead here too? And besides, I was picked, you applied, which basically means I'm the lead anyway. […]
- 2020 July 1, Daniel Puddicombe, “How can heritage lines recover from enforced closures?”, in Rail, page 30:
- The typical business model relies on a line operating intensively from March or April through to September or October, before shutting down during the winter months - at which point essential repairs and maintenance can take place using income accrued during the busy summer months, ahead of the cycle starting over again.
- (ergative) To turn off or stop.
- It's a good idea to shut down the machine before you leave.
- My computer is shutting down as we speak.
- (figuratively, intransitive) To emotionally withdraw into oneself as a defense mechanism; to block out external stressors.
- I can't talk to him about a certain thing; he just shuts down anytime I try.
- (slang, auto racing, car culture) To pass (another vehicle), especially quickly.
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to close, terminate, or end
to turn off or stop
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