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What does shut down mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word shut down? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To close, terminate, or end.
  2. (transitive) To turn off or stop.
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They shut down a commuter railroad in order to promote the sale of automobiles.
Streets and roads remained waterlogged, schools were shut down and shopping malls remained closed.
This year, Democratic primary voters shut down the nominating process earlier than ever, and rallied behind Kerry.
He reckons up to 15,000 restaurants will be forced to shut down this year, adding around 40,000 to the job queues.
Taipei's mass rapid transit system was shut down after the typhoon flooded sections of the system.
But you know, some of those automobile plants shut down because the just-in-time delivery of the parts was not possible.

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