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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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Streets and roads remained waterlogged, schools were shut down and shopping malls remained closed.
The Downs has not conducted live racing since 1997 and shut down the following season due to financial trouble.
Subsequently, many medical waste incinerators were unable to comply with the new regulation and have shut down.
They shut down a commuter railroad in order to promote the sale of automobiles.
We'll do everything we can to stop that and just shut down the fact that it's actually happened.
Taipei's mass rapid transit system was shut down after the typhoon flooded sections of the system.

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