shut down
Stop all activity
Shut down means to stop operating or to cause something to stop operating, whether a machine, business, or system.
When you shut down a computer, you close all programs and power it off properly.
A factory that shuts down ceases production, either temporarily or permanently.
The phrase extends to silencing or dismissing someone: He tried to explain but she shut him down immediately.
As a noun, shutdown refers to such a stoppage, often appearing in contexts like government shutdowns when agencies suspend operations.
Cease all motion
- haltComplete sudden stop
- closeNearby or to shut
- endFinal portion or cessation
- discontinueTo stop doing
terminate · suspend · deactivate · power off · switch off · turn off · kill · cut
Convert assets to currency
- dissolveDisperse into liquid
- abolishOfficially end a practice
- eliminateRemove completely
- scrapDiscarded bit or tussle
axe · gut · defund · decommission · phase out · wind up · fold · collapse
stop
Cease all motion
discontinue · terminate · suspend · deactivate · power off · switch off · turn off · kill · cut · disable
liquidate
Convert assets to currency
scrap · axe · gut · defund · decommission · phase out · wind up · fold · collapse · bankrupt
hibernate
Torpor through cold months
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- mothballAromatic insect repellent sphere
- idleWithout activity or purpose
standby · dormant · inactive · on hold · in abeyance · shelve · table · defer · freeze · put on ice
quiet
Lacking in sound
stifle · gag · squelch · censor · dismiss · rebuff · snub · cut off · brush off · steamroll
- financial ruinbankrupt, bankruptcy, bust, busted, broke
- malfunction termsbroke, crashed, failed, froze, glitched
- phrasal verbspick up, look at, turn on, turn off, wait for
- power offswitch off, unplug, power cut, main shutoff
- shutdownpower off, turn off, switch off, deactivate, disable
- computer actionsclick, typing, clicking, browsing, save
shut downstart up
Initiate or new company
open · launch · establish · found · inaugurate
shut downallow
Grant permission for
enable · greenlight · authorize · permit · give the go-ahead