shut (sth) down
phrasal verb with shut verb [ I or T ] uk/ʃʌt/ usshutting | shut | shut
[ I or T ] IT, PRODUCTION
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.
[ T ] PRODUCTION, COMMERCE
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.
[ I or T ] PRODUCTION, COMMERCE
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.