Shut down meaning in English

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Definition

to shut down: to close (something), to end an operation, to turn off (a machine for example) verb
My computer shuts down for no reason. I will have to report this problem to the IT department.
Due to the poor economy, we had to shut down five factories last year.
a shutdown a stopping of operations or actions

Examples

  • "Brian : Uhhh... This looks a lot like the taco truck that got shut down last month."
  • "This could be why the server at station 12 shuts down every twenty-five minutes."
Exercise 1
Delavigne is "overhauling" its Customer Service division.

The division is being .
Delavigne is "overhauling" its Customer Service division.

The division is being restructured.
restructured: When something is "restructured", its structure or composition is changed. Bruno says that he will be adding staff, personnel and equipment to the department: large scale changes to the current structure. To "overhaul" something is to effect major changes to it.
relocated: To "relocate" is to move something from one location to another. The verb "to overhaul" is unrelated to the location of something.
shut down: To "shut something down" means to "close it" or end its operation. To "shut something down" and to "overhaul something" are not synonymous.
phased out: To "phase something out" means to gradually or progressively end it, one stage at a time. For example: "The French Franc was phased out to make way for the Euro". This is not what Bruno is planning to do to the "Customer Service Department".

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