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shut down
verb as in close up
Weak matches
Example Sentences
A federal court has ordered Rizo Lopez Foods to shut down after a listeria outbreak that was linked to two deaths and multiple hospitalizations.
The song made Ms. Brock famous, too, even though by the time it appeared, she had shut down her restaurant.
Kirtley has a relative, she said, who shuts down any familial fact-checking by stating, “ ‘I have other sources of information than you do.’”
In an effort to conserve their energy and survive, the liver cells shut down production of the majority of their proteins, shifting instead to producing a few special survival proteins to keep the cell alive.
Philip had to shut down a fiery panel discussion earlier this month when a different Trump-backing pundit turned to transphobia to explain why Democrats lost the White House, prompting a reaction from commentator Jay Michaelson.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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