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Definition of shut down phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shut down

phrasal verb
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shut down
  1. (of a factory, shop, etc. or a machine) to stop opening for business; to stop working
    • The theatre shut down after more than half a century.
    related noun shutdownTopics Engineeringb2
shut something down
  1. to stop a factory, shop, etc. from opening for business; to stop a machine from working
    • The computer system will be shut down over the weekend.
    related noun shutdownTopics Engineeringc1
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