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power down

British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to shut down (a computer system) in a methodical way, concluding by switching the power off

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In Sport mode, the threshold of torque differential between the front wheels goes up, helping put the power down when it’s called for.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

For example, Greenidge gas power plant in New York which was renovated to mine bitcoin was mandated to power down mining in January to supply electricity to the grid during a cold snap.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2025

In the Republic of Ireland, there are over 200,000 customers still without power, down from a peak of 768,000, as a result of Storm Éowyn.

From BBC Jan. 27, 2025

Generations of workers have used caffeine to rev up their brain cells when they really want to power down in the face of yet another round of spreadsheets, meetings and now Zoom calls.

From Salon Jan. 27, 2024

As scientists, Mom and Dad have a scientific solution: power down my phone at night.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

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