shut down
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See close down , def. 1.
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Stop or switch off machinery, as in They shut down all the machines for one week a year . [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
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Shut down the wounding influence of McGregor - they did that.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2024
Shut down the run as well as they did all season, before a letdown last week in the Indianapolis game.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024
So that was exactly what England's defenders tried to do: Shut down Maradona, by fair means or foul.
From Salon • Nov. 19, 2022
Shut down in the early 1980s, it has yet to resume.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2021
Shut down the lid, place the pot near the fire, and the coffee will be ready as soon as it has all drained through the coarse and fine strainers into the receiver below the spout.
From Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches by Leslie, Eliza
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