Meaning of shut (sth) down In English

• 0 If a business or a large piece of equipment shuts down or someone shuts it down, it stops operating:

  • The company plans to shut down four factories and cut 10,000 jobs.

  • The crew shut down the right-hand engine of the aircraft.

• 1 if a computer or other machine shuts down or someone shuts it down, it stops operating:

  • The unit, which can process 70,000 barrels per day of crude oil, was shut down for 21 days.

  • Later that day, the server shut down completely.

• 2 if someone shuts a process down, they stop it:

  • British authorities finally shut down production at the Liverpool plant of the vaccine maker.

  • We have shut the ivory trade down altogether.

• 3 if a business or organization shuts down or someone shuts it down, it stops operating either temporarily or permanently:

  • But now, we must consolidate and shut down plants.

  • The government shut down yesterday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.