shut down

Idioms  

1. See close down , def. 1.

2. Stop or switch off machinery, as in They shut down all the machines for one week a year . [Late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

After years of demonstrators repeatedly shutting down freeway traffic around downtown Los Angeles, Caltrans has installed large metal swing gates onto freeway ramps ahead of this weekends “No Kings” protests.

From Los Angeles Times

If staffing continues to slide, Smith said, the airport could struggle to process passengers and could effectively shut down.

From The Wall Street Journal

“If still shut down this Friday, we will have reached nearly $1 billion in missed paychecks,” she said.

From Barron's

Qatar's giant Ras Laffan plant, which produces the gas, has shut down production after Iranian missile and drone strikes.

From BBC

It is the latest disruption to hit the West Midlands manufacturer, after a major cyber attack forced it to shut down its computer networks for several weeks last year.

From BBC