Phrasal verb №154
shut down
/ʃʌt daʊn/
Meaning
To close a business, machine, or system so it stops working
Example
The shop shut down after twenty years of business.
The shop shut down after twenty years of business.
Examples with the phrasal verb shut down
I remember when the small village library shut down for the winter and all the children read at home.
I remember when the small village library shut down for the winter and all the children read at home.
The hospital decided that one ward shut down to make room for new equipment.
The hospital decided that one ward shut down to make room for new equipment.
Yesterday the town cinema shut down because the roof needed repair and no films were shown.
Yesterday the town cinema shut down because the roof needed repair and no films were shown.