/ English Dictionary

SHUT DOWN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cease to operate or cause to cease operating

Example:

close up the shop

Synonyms:

close; close down; close up; fold; shut down

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shut down"):

adjourn; retire; withdraw (break from a meeting or gathering)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

The business is going to shut down

Derivation:

shutdown (termination of operations)

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