Definitions for shutdown
ˈʃʌtˌdaʊnshut·down

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1. closure, closedown, closing, shutdownnoun

   termination of operations

   "they regretted the closure of the day care center"

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1. shutdownnoun

   The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.

   The system is doing its shutdown operations.

2. shutdownnoun

   A reciprocation, typically as an insult.

   When he insulted me, my reply was such a shutdown he ceased his insults.

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1. Shutdown

   Shutdown is a song by English rapper Skepta, released as the second single from his fourth album Konnichiwa (2016) on 26 April 2015 through his Boy Better Know record label. A music video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on the day of the song's release. "Shutdown" peaked at number 39 on the UK Singles Chart. The song samples speech from a Vine video created by Canadian rapper Drake. The song was covered by English rock band Slaves in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge and has since been included in the band's live setlists. The track is featured in NBA 2K17.

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1. shutdown

   A shutdown refers to the closure or discontinuation of operations, functions, or activities. This can be applied to various contexts such as the turning off of machinery, systems, or devices; closing of businesses or services; or, more broadly, a situation when a government ceases non-essential operations due to lack of funding.

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1. shutdown

   Song lyrics by shutdown -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by shutdown on the Lyrics.com website.

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How to say shutdown in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shutdown in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shutdown in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of shutdown in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump:

   Because of the shutdown, you know we have the great Clemson team with us, the national champions. So we went out and we ordered American fast food, paid for by me, lots of hamburgers, lots of pizza.

2. John Hitt:

   I've had to scratch the trip, eat the cost of a rental car cancellation and now I'm starting over to figure out when I could get there, with the uncertainty now created by the shutdown, it's making me hesitant to fly.

3. Casey Monahan:

   I'd like to earn my bachelor's as quickly as possible so I can begin to work full time as a certified teacher and continue on to a master's program, i do not want to postpone a semester but because of the shutdown, I have very little other options.

4. Karl Lauterbach:

   It is not acceptable that we have up to 500 deaths every day, we need a tough shutdown now to make a difference.

5. Doug Ford:

   If these basic measures continue to be ignored, the consequences will be more dire. The shutdown won't end at the end of January and we will have to look at more extreme measures.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shutdown
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shutdown
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutdown
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=shutdown