shuts down
Ceases all operations
Shuts down means to stop operating or cause to stop operating.
A factory shuts down when it closes permanently or temporarily.
A computer shuts down when powered off.
Someone who shuts down emotionally becomes unresponsive: He completely shuts down whenever we try to talk about it.
To shut someone down is to dismiss or silence them decisively: She shuts down every suggestion I make.
Something that repulses
- deactivateTurn off or neutralize
- disableRemove functional capacity
- unplugSever from power source
- disconnectTo break a connection
halt · stop · cease · suspend · cut · inactivate · kill · terminate
Mass job eliminations
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- discontinuationFormal ending of something
cessation · dissolution · disbandment · collapse · failure · insolvency · redundancy · furlough
Sense of emotional resolution
- lockMechanism requiring a key
- secureProtected from harm
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
- shutterHinged window covering
padlock · bolt · latch · barricade · gate · close-up · vacate · abandon
Lacking in sound
- muteWithout voice or sound
- hushAbsence of sound
- squelchForcibly silence or suppress
- suppressForcibly put an end to
stifle · rebuff · dismiss · reject · cut-off · ignore · snub · rebuke
Suspended biological activity
- hibernationProlonged winter dormancy
- downtimePeriod of non-operation
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- breakInterrupt continuity
recess · respite · idle · standby · sleep · quiescence · inactivity · intermission
turn-off
Something that repulses
- deactivateTurn off or neutralize
- disableRemove functional capacity
- unplugSever from power source
disconnect · halt · stop · cease · suspend · cut · inactivate · kill · terminate · abort
layoffs
Mass job eliminations
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
- closureSense of emotional resolution
discontinuation · cessation · dissolution · disbandment · collapse · failure · insolvency · redundancy · furlough · downsizing
closure
Sense of emotional resolution
shutter · padlock · bolt · latch · barricade · gate · close-up · vacate · abandon · empty
quiet
Lacking in sound
suppress · stifle · rebuff · dismiss · reject · cut-off · ignore · snub · rebuke · quash
dormancy
Suspended biological activity
- hibernationProlonged winter dormancy
- downtimePeriod of non-operation
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
break · recess · respite · idle · standby · sleep · quiescence · inactivity · intermission · off-season
freeze
Become solid from cold
paralysis · meltdown · breakdown · burnout · crash · overload · dissociate · withdraw · retreat · collapse
- cuts offdisconnects, severs, detaches, unplugs, shuts off
shuts downopens up
Begins speaking candidly
opens · launches · starts up · establishes · founds
shuts downopens up
Begins speaking candidly
engages · connects · reaches out · warms up · expresses oneself