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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.
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.
He immediately notified the pilot to shut down the engine and recommended the pilot abort the sortie.
We'll do everything we can to stop that and just shut down the fact that it's actually happened.
This year, Democratic primary voters shut down the nominating process earlier than ever, and rallied behind Kerry.

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