shut down
Idioms-
See close down , def. 1.
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Stop or switch off machinery, as in They shut down all the machines for one week a year . [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
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The factory closed and the company was shut down for good — owing more than £400,000 to 84 employees.
From BBC
Scientists have revealed how viruses that infect bacteria shut down MurJ, a protein essential for building the bacterial cell wall.
From Science Daily
The new restriction comes after federal aviation officials shut down the airspace over El Paso, Texas, earlier this month in response to CBP’s use of a high-energy laser weapon.
Coal plants, which can’t easily shut down and restart, either operate at a loss during those hours or ramp down to levels that are inefficient and cause mechanical wear and tear, Dorris said.
Both Israel and Iran shut down their airspace.
From Los Angeles Times
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