SHUTDOWN
Dictionary entry overview: What does shutdown mean?
• SHUTDOWN (noun)
The noun SHUTDOWN has 1 sense:
1. termination of operations
Familiarity information: SHUTDOWN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SHUTDOWN (noun)
Meaning:
Termination of operations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
closedown; shutdown; closing; closure
Context example:
they regretted the closure of the day care center
Hypernyms ("shutdown" is a kind of...):
conclusion; ending; termination (the act of ending something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shutdown"):
plant closing (act of shutting down operation of a plant)
bank closing (act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure)
layoff (the act of laying off an employee or a work force)
