shutdown

[ shuht-doun ]

/ ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn /

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noun

a shutting down, as of a factory, school, or machine; a termination or suspension of operations, services, or business activity: a partial government shutdown;an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor.

Origin of shutdown

1855–60, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase shut down

Words nearby shutdown

shunt-wound, shura, shush, Shushan, shut, shutdown, Shute, shuteye, shut-in, shutoff, shut one's eyes to

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Example sentences from the Web for shutdown

He added, "I have not had this many phone calls since the shutdown of the government, truthfully."
Democrats Accidentally Save Boehner From Republican Coup|Ben Jacobs, Jackie Kucinich|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They added that the shutdown was temporary and they plan to resume the trial in January.
Uh Oh: Ebola Vaccine Trials Stop|Leigh Cowart|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In their opinion, this would allow conservatives to lay a marker down on immigration while avoiding a shutdown for the time being.
Bachmann and Pelosi vs. Boehner and Obama Over Spending Bill|Ben Jacobs|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But mostly, I think the Democrats are cynically pushing this shutdown talk as a way to scare their base.
Democrats' Midterm Wish: The Government Shutdown That Won't Happen|Ron Christie|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Other conservative groups claim to have faced the threat of shutdown from the Facebook overlords, too.
ReaganBook Is the Latest Conservative #Fail|Gideon Resnick|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for shutdown

shutdown

/ (ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn) /

noun

the closing of a factory, shop, etc
(as modifier)shutdown costs

verb shut down (adverb)

to cease or cause to cease operation

(tr) to close by lowering

(tr) (of fog) to descend and envelop

(intr; foll by on or upon) informal to put a stop to; clamp down on

(tr) to reduce the power level of (a nuclear reactor) to the lowest possible value

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

Idioms and Phrases with shutdown

shut down

See close down, def. 1.

Stop or switch off machinery, as in They shut down all the machines for one week a year. [Late 1800s]

单词	shutdown
释义	shutdown [ shuht-doun ] / ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR shutdown ON THESAURUS.COM noun a shutting down, as of a factory, school, or machine; a termination or suspension of operations, services, or business activity: a partial government shutdown;an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor. Origin of shutdown 1855–60, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase shut down Words nearby shutdown shunt-wound, shura, shush, Shushan, shut, shutdown, Shute, shuteye, shut-in, shutoff, shut one's eyes to Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shutdown He added, "I have not had this many phone calls since the shutdown of the government, truthfully." Democrats Accidentally Save Boehner From Republican Coup\|Ben Jacobs, Jackie Kucinich\|January 6, 2015\|DAILY BEAST They added that the shutdown was temporary and they plan to resume the trial in January. Uh Oh: Ebola Vaccine Trials Stop\|Leigh Cowart\|December 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In their opinion, this would allow conservatives to lay a marker down on immigration while avoiding a shutdown for the time being. Bachmann and Pelosi vs. Boehner and Obama Over Spending Bill\|Ben Jacobs\|December 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But mostly, I think the Democrats are cynically pushing this shutdown talk as a way to scare their base. Democrats' Midterm Wish: The Government Shutdown That Won't Happen\|Ron Christie\|September 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Other conservative groups claim to have faced the threat of shutdown from the Facebook overlords, too. ReaganBook Is the Latest Conservative #Fail\|Gideon Resnick\|July 31, 2014\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for shutdown shutdown / (ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn) / noun the closing of a factory, shop, etc (as modifier)shutdown costs verb shut down (adverb) to cease or cause to cease operation (tr) to close by lowering (tr) (of fog) to descend and envelop (intr; foll by on or upon) informal to put a stop to; clamp down on (tr) to reduce the power level of (a nuclear reactor) to the lowest possible value 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 Idioms and Phrases with shutdown shut down 1 See close down, def. 1. 2 Stop or switch off machinery, as in They shut down all the machines for one week a year. [Late 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to shutdown closure, stoppage, closedown, cessation, abandonment
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shutdown

noun

Origin of shutdown

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Example sentences from the Web for shutdown

British Dictionary definitions for shutdown

noun

verb shut down (adverb)

Idioms and Phrases with shutdown

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