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SHUTDOWN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Termination of operations
Example:
they regretted the closure of the day care center
Synonyms:
closedown; closing; closure; shutdown
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("shutdown" is a kind of...):
conclusion; ending; termination (the act of ending something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shutdown"):
plant closing (act of shutting down operation of a plant)
bank closing (act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure)
layoff (the act of laying off an employee or a work force)
Derivation:
shut down (cease to operate or cause to cease operating)
