shutdown
IPA: ʃˈʌtdaʊn
noun
- The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.
- A statement, insult, etc. that prevents the opponent from replying further.
- (psychology, autism) An autistic response to stress or sensory overload, in which the individual freezes up and becomes silent, motionless, and unresponsive.
shut down
IPA: ʃˈʌtdˈaʊn
verb
- (transitive) To close, terminate, or end.
- (ergative) To turn off or stop.
- (figuratively, intransitive) To emotionally withdraw into oneself as a defense mechanism; to block out external stressors.
- (slang, auto racing, car culture) To pass (another vehicle), especially quickly.
shut-down
IPA: ʃˈʌtdaʊn
noun
- Alternative form of shutdown. [The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.]
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Examples of "shutdown" in Sentences
- The shutdown of the grammar school was suggested.
- Well, that only works if the shutdown is scheduled.
- If the shutdown is already in progress, give up. bodar
- In 1930 the shutdown of the grammar school was suggested.
- In July, the mine owners extended the shutdown to four months.
- The final decision was to shutdown and decommission the reactor.
- Currently the shutdown date in the infobox is listed as March 31.
- The club's owner cited rising rent as the reason for the shutdown.
- Aluminum production was slow to recover in the wake of the shutdown.
- Byrd subsequently ordered the shutdown of the Cherokee Nation Courts.
- After the shutdown, the city received the tower and the light, as well.
- The shutdown of the analogue network was decided on in the spring of 2003.
- The White House is so skittish about the word "shutdown" that it has been all but banished from its own lexicon.
- They can't walk into a room and have President Obama think that they can be blackmailed by yelling the word 'shutdown.'
- The shutdown, in other words, was expected to outrage Minnesotans enough to get them to stand up and fight for their government goodies.
- The Paterson, N.J.-bred Carson is in her third year with the Liberty, averages 13.5 points and 3.2 rebounds and is known as a shutdown defender.
- Toshiba and Hitachi each submitted preliminary plans to conduct the long-term shutdown of Fukushima Daiichi, supported by U.S. contractors, once its reactors are cooled and under control.
- TOKYO—Two Japanese corporate giants submitted preliminary plans to conduct the long-term shutdown of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear-power complex, introducing a cast of players who stand to be active at the site for decades.
- Two Japanese corporate giants—Hitachi and Toshiba—have submitted preliminary plans to conduct the long-term shutdown of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear-power complex, introducing a cast of players who stand to be active at the site for decades to come.
Examples of "shut-down" in Sentences
- The Nittany Lions will also once again lack a shut-down defender on the perimeter or in the paint.
- The reactor shut-down system performed perfectly -- if there had been earthquake damage the reactor would have been stopped.
- The commission can't begin inspections at the newly shut-down reactor until it cools sufficiently, which could take a few days.
- What happened instead was an unanticipated system failure -- the tsunami took out the back-up power system, after the earthquake had triggered the automatic shut-down of the reactor itself and the electricity it generates.
- I credit the staff's great work on stories last semester including two wildfires and the possible probably shut-down of the J-school, which was horribly covered by the area's mainstream media but covered thoroughly and fairly by the CUI.
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