Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A cessation of operations or activity, as at a factory.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The action of
stopping operations ; aclosing , of a computer, business, event, etc. - noun A
statement ,insult , etc. that prevents the opponent from replying further.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun termination of operations
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Examples
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The White House is so skittish about the word "shutdown" that it has been all but banished from its own lexicon.
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They can't walk into a room and have President Obama think that they can be blackmailed by yelling the word 'shutdown.'
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The White House is so skittish about the word "shutdown" that it has been all but banished from its own lexicon.
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If the shutdown is already in progress, give up. bodar
How To Stop Windows From Shutting Down | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Two Japanese corporate giants—Hitachi and Toshiba—have submitted preliminary plans to conduct the long-term shutdown of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear-power complex, introducing a cast of players who stand to be active at the site for decades to come.
World Watch 2011
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TOKYO—Two Japanese corporate giants submitted preliminary plans to conduct the long-term shutdown of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear-power complex, introducing a cast of players who stand to be active at the site for decades.
Companies Vie for Plant-Closing Job Juro Osawa 2011
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The shutdown, in other words, was expected to outrage Minnesotans enough to get them to stand up and fight for their government goodies.
Minnesotans Shrug Off the Shutdown David Strom 2011
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Well, that only works if the shutdown is scheduled.
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The Paterson, N.J.-bred Carson is in her third year with the Liberty, averages 13.5 points and 3.2 rebounds and is known as a shutdown defender.
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Toshiba and Hitachi each submitted preliminary plans to conduct the long-term shutdown of Fukushima Daiichi, supported by U.S. contractors, once its reactors are cooled and under control.
What's News 2011
hernesheir commented on the word shutdown
Hey, slow down. Slim down. Then shut down.
What the Obama administration is portraying as a "shutdown" of the federal government -- complete with signs posted at the entrances to government buildings, parks and monuments -- is turning out to be more of a "slimdown," - FOX News
"It’s time for President Obama and Senator Reid to actually come to the negotiating table and put an end to their government slowdown." US Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann
October 1, 2013
bilby commented on the word shutdown
So it's come to a process of hairsplitting over the degree of down? Next they'll be measuring the number of inches the country's knees are from the floor. USA you weird funny.
October 2, 2013