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SHUT DOWN
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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)
