shutdown en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Deverbal from shut down.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.
You need to enter your password at startup, but it's not required at shutdown.
In 1963, there was even more of a shutdown [at Christmas]. The Western and London Midland Regions ran no trains, with the rest of the network having the "barest of skeleton services". The Daily Herald called Beeching's cuts "the most scrooge-like... in railway history".
2023 December 27, David Turner, “Silent lines...”, in RAIL, number 999, page 30:There is a plastic molly-guard covering the escalator's shutdown button to prevent little kids from pushing it and stopping the escalator.
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(countable, uncountable) A statement, insult, etc. that prevents the opponent from replying further.
When he insulted me, my reply was such a shutdown that he left the room.
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(countable, qualifier:autism, uncountable) An autistic response to stress or sensory overload, in which the individual freezes up and becomes silent, motionless, and unresponsive.
Their [autistic girls'] distress could come out in all sorts of ways and result in meltdown or shutdown.
2021, Carly Jones, Safeguarding Autistic Girls: Strategies for Professionals, pages 61–62:I may even reach the point where I have an autistic shutdown, which means I'll be unable to communicate, interact or socialize.
2020, Siena Castellon, The Spectrum Girl's Survival Guide: How to Grow Up Awesome and Autistic, page 34:I retreated into myself and allowed myself to be swallowed into a typically autistic shutdown.
2018, Laura James, Odd Girl Out: My Extraordinary Autistic Life, unnumbered page:
- (countable, uncountable) A defensive ploy that prevents the opposing players from attacking.
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(UK, countable, slang, uncountable) A big success; a hyped atmosphere.
Fashion week and it's shutdown / Went to the show, sitting in the front row / In a black tracksuit and it's shutdown
2015, “Shutdown”, performed by Skepta:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shutdowns | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| shut-down | alternative | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
shuttering (act of stopping operations)
Translations (25)
fi sulkeminen (action of closing) · de shutdown (measure during a pandemic) · gl apagado (action of closing) · it mutismo (reciprocation that renders the other person wordless) · fr arrêt (du système) (action of closing) · fi sammutus (action of closing) · el τερματισμός (action of closing) · de Schweigen erzeugende Erwiderung (reciprocation that renders the other person wordless) · el διακοπή (action of closing) · cmn 關機 /关机 (action of closing) · mi whakawetonga (action of closing) · ja シャットダウン (action of closing) · fi pysäytys (action of closing) · it restrizione (action of closing) · es apagado (action of closing) · it chiusura (action of closing) · ru отключе́ние (action of closing) · cmn 關閉 /关闭 (action of closing) · ru выключе́ние (action of closing) · sh zatvaranje (measure during a pandemic) · ko 셧다운 (action of closing) · it spegnimento (action of closing) · ru шатда́ун (action of closing) · de Herunterfahren (action of closing) · yue 關機 /关机 (action of closing)