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Shut down

verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To close, terminate, or end. transitive

    "They are planning to shut down the entire building at the end of the month."

  2. 2
    cease to operate or cause to cease operating wordnet
  3. 3
    To turn off or stop. ergative

    "It's a good idea to shut down the machine before you leave."

  4. 4
    To emotionally withdraw into oneself as a defense mechanism; to block out external stressors. figuratively, intransitive

    "I can't talk to him about the accident; he just shuts down anytime I try."

  5. 5
    To suppress, block out, or reject (an idea or an aspect of one's personality or identity). figuratively, transitive

    "She made a proposal to reorganize the department, but management shut her down."

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  1. 6
    To pass (another vehicle), especially quickly. slang

    "I opened that throttle and shut him down."

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