Thesaurus / shut down
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
USE shut down IN A SENTENCE
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The dense forests of Kentucky and Ohio shut down upon either hand, and not a sign of civilization met the eye.
THE FRONTIER ANGELEDWARD S. ELLIS
Then he peered a few minutes at the needle; then he shut down the glass slide, and watched it through the glass.
NELLY'S SILVER MINEHELEN HUNT JACKSON
They say this year Keys is going to shut down on the sporting life and swipe some of the Bones type.
STOVER AT YALEOWEN JOHNSON
He did not know what was going to be shut down, or what there was to be shut down.
TRAPPED BY MALAYSGEORGE MANVILLE FENN
He was days nerving himself to make the call; but there was no alternative—it was either that or shut down.
THE MAN FROM THE BITTER ROOTSCAROLINE LOCKHART
But when a fellow's heart is chock-full, it's hard to shut down on it sometimes.
Mre Lunde shut down the cover of the box that held her beads, and picked up the end of her stout apron.
A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD ST. LOUISAMANDA MINNIE DOUGLAS
Another evening came, and another night shut down over the great prison.
The wash house where the work used to be done had shut down.
PARIS VISTASHELEN DAVENPORT GIBBONS
We shut down work about one o'clock at the upper end of the mill.
WORDS RELATED TO SHUT DOWN
- KO
- beat
- beat up
- better
- blank
- blast
- bulldoze
- clobber
- conquer
- cream
- deck
- drub
- exceed
- excel
- flax
- floor
- get the better of
- knock off
- lambaste
- let have it
- lick
- master
- outclass
- outdo
- outshine
- outstrip
- overcome
- prevail
- put away
- shoot down
- shut down
- surpass
- take care of
- take down
- tan
- thrash
- top
- total
- transcend
- trash
- triumph
- triumph over
- trounce
- wallop
- waste
- wax
- whip
- whomp
- whop
- wipe
- wipe out
- wipe the floor with
- zap
- KO
- beat
- beat up
- better
- blank
- blast
- bulldoze
- clobber
- conquer
- cream
- deck
- drub
- exceed
- excel
- flax
- floor
- get the better of
- knock off
- lambaste
- let have it
- lick
- master
- outclass
- outdo
- outshine
- outstrip
- overcome
- prevail
- put away
- shoot down
- shut down
- surpass
- take care of
- take down
- tan
- thrash
- top
- total
- transcend
- trash
- triumph
- triumph over
- trounce
- wallop
- waste
- wax
- whip
- whomp
- whop
- wipe
- wipe out
- wipe the floor with
- zap
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.