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- See:
- shut
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| definition 1: |
to stop operating.
Many lost their jobs when the factory shut down last year.The patient's heart had shut down and the doctors were doing their best to restart it.- similar words:
- close, discontinue, end, fold, halt, liquidate
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| definition 2: |
to end the operation of (something).
There's a rumor that they'll be shutting down the plant next year. |
| definition 3: |
to become unable to function normally, esp. in terms of responding or reacting to others.
After the accident that killed his wife, he shut down completely. |
| definition 4: |
(informal) to thoroughly intimidate (someone), usu. through verbal abuse.
He's such an abusive man. Did you see how he shuts his wife down? |
| related words: |
obstruct, occlude |
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