shuts down

Main Entry:
shut down
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: close up
Synonyms: abandon, cease, close down, stop
Main Entry: best
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: defeat; gain advantage
Synonyms: KO, beat, beat up, better, blank*, blast*, bulldoze, clobber, conquer, cream*, deck, drub, exceed, excel, flax, floor*, get the better of, knock off, lambaste, let have it, lick*, master, outclass, outdo, outshine, outstrip, overcome, prevail, put away, shoot down, shut down, surpass, take care of, take down, tan*, thrash*, top, total, transcend, trash*, triumph, triumph over, trounce, wallop, waste*, wax, whip*, whomp, whop, wipe out, wipe the floor with, wipe, zap
Antonyms: give up, lose, relent, surrender
Main Entry: cease
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: stop, conclude
Synonyms: back off, break off, bring to an end, call it a day, call it quits, close, close out, come to an end, culminate, cut it out, desist, die, discontinue, drop, end, fail, finish, give over, halt, intermit, knock off, leave off, pack in, quit, quit cold turkey, refrain, shut down, stay, surcease, terminate, wind up
Notes: cease means to put an end to a state or an activity, to stop - while seize means to take hold of, to grab
Antonyms: begin, commence, continue, go, initiate, keep on, start
Main Entry: close
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: complete, finish, stop
Synonyms: button down, button up, call it a day, call off, cap, cease, clear, clinch, conclude, consummate, culminate, cut loose, determine, discontinue, do, drop the curtain, end, fold, fold up, halt, pack it in, put a lid on, put to bed, sew up, shut down, shutter, terminate, ultimate, wind down, wind up, wrap up
Antonyms: begin, continue, not finish, open, start
Main Entry: conquer
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: defeat, overcome
Synonyms: beat, bring to knees, checkmate, circumvent, clobber, control, cream*, crush, discomfit, drub, foil, frustrate, get the better of, humble, lick, master, outwit, overmaster, overpower, override, overthrow, prevail, quell, reduce, rout, shut down, subdue, subjugate, succeed, surmount, throw, thwart, total*, trample underfoot, trash, triumph, vanquish, whip, wipe off map, worst, zap
Antonyms: capitulate, fail, give up, lose, retreat, succumb, surrender, yield
Main Entry: deactivate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: decommission
Synonyms: demilitarize, disband, make inactive, shut down, shut off
Main Entry: decommission
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: withdraw from active service
Synonyms: deactivate, demilitarize, make inactive, retire, shut down, shut off
Main Entry: end
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bring to an end
Synonyms: abolish, abort, accomplish, achieve, break off, break up, call it a day, call off, cease, close, close out, complete, conclude, consummate, crown, culminate, cut short, delay, determine, discontinue, dispose of, dissolve, drop, expire, finish, get done, give up, halt, interrupt, pack it in, perorate, postpone, pull the plug, put the lid on, quit, relinquish, resolve, settle, sew up, shut down, stop, switch off, terminate, top off, ultimate, wind up, wrap, wrap up
Antonyms: begin, commence, create, start
Main Entry: finish
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bring to a conclusion; get done
Synonyms: accomplish, achieve, bag it, break up, bring to a close, carry through, cease, clinch, close, complete, conclude, crown*, culminate, deal with, determine, discharge, do, effect, end, execute, finalize, fold, fulfill, get out of the way, halt, hang it up, have done with, make, make short work of, mop up, perfect, put finishing touches on, round off, round up, scratch, scrub, settle, sew up, shut down, shutter, stop, terminate, top off, ultimate, wind up, wrap, wrap up
Antonyms: begin, commence, initiate, introduce, start
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