📖 Definitions of "Shut down"
verb
- 1
To close, terminate, or end.
"They are planning to shut down the entire building at the end of the month."
- 2
To turn off or stop.
"It's a good idea to shut down the machine before you leave."
- 3
To emotionally withdraw into oneself as a defense mechanism; to block out external stressors.
"I can't talk to him about a certain thing; he just shuts down anytime I try."
- 4
(auto racing, car culture) To pass (another vehicle), especially quickly.
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