shut down

En français : éteindre

1. To close, terminate, or end; to stop operating, either permanently or temporarily. (transitive) · The store was shut down at the end of the year.· The company shuts down underperforming lines.
2. To turn off or stop. (transitive) · It's a good idea to shut down the machine before you leave.· My computer is shutting down as we speak.
3. To stop offering a service, such as a bar; to perform the necessary tasks to stop a service or close a function. (intransitive, transitive) · The restaurant shuts down at two o'clock in the morning.· Mary will shut down the breakfast buffet at ten-thirty.
4. To become dark. (dated, intransitive, transitive) · Once the night shut down, I couldn't see my way home.
5. To suppress, block out, or reject something. (figuratively, transitive) · She made a proposal to reorganize the department, but management shut her down.· I asked her out, but she shut that down.
6. To render (something) ineffective. (figuratively, transitive) · We shut down the other team's strategy.
7. To emotionally withdraw into oneself as a defense mechanism; to block out external stressors. (figuratively, intransitive, transitive) · I can't talk to him about the accident; he just shuts down anytime I try.
8. To pass (another vehicle), especially quickly. (slang) · I opened that throttle and shut him down.