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synonyms for shut down

  • abandon
  • cease
  • close down
  • stop
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How to use shut down in a sentence

Swift and straight she flew and suddenly Chet roared to Lance to shut down, and the propeller groaningly stopped.
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON THE STAGEGERTRUDE W. MORRISON
Then night came, and just after the darkness shut down the patrol craft returned, beating up along the winding river bed.
THE STARS, MY BROTHERSEDMOND HAMILTON
The world's trade has been paralyzed; as a result, most of the stock exchanges of the world have had to shut down.
WAYS OF WAR AND PEACEDELIA AUSTRIAN
Hollister saw that he would be unable to extend his operations until deep snow shut down some of the northern camps that fall.
THE HIDDEN PLACESBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR
At last the maneuver was completed and the engines shut down to stand-by.
THE STATUS CIVILIZATIONROBERT SHECKLEY
Margaret shut down her window, and then went to assist Mrs. Thornton's trembling fingers.
NORTH AND SOUTHELIZABETH CLEGHORN GASKELL
She knew so little about the world outside her own life; her own life had seemed to shut down around her.
FIDELITYSUSAN GLASPELL
The afternoon was waning, but the hot bowl of the sky seemed to shut down over the city more closely.
THE LANDLOPERHOLMAN DAY
A good-sized trunk, with a small table in it, and the lid shut down, had about as much right to the name.
HUDSON BAYR.M. BALLANTYNE
Winter was closing in with all its savage rigor, and again night and storm shut down over Wolf Mountain.
RED HUNTERS AND THE ANIMAL PEOPLECHARLES A. EASTMAN
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OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO SHUT DOWN

  • block
  • can
  • check
  • delay
  • drop
  • end
  • freeze
  • halt
  • hinder
  • hold
  • inhibit
  • interrupt
  • knock off
  • obstruct
  • prevent
  • restrain
  • restrict
  • retard
  • scrub
  • shut down
  • stall
  • stay
  • suppress
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.