Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
shut sth down — UK US shut (sth) down Phrasal Verb with shut({{}}/ʃʌt/ verb [I or T] (shutting, shut, shut) ► [I or T] IT, PRODUCTION if a computer or other machine shuts down or someone shuts it down, it stops operating: »The unit, which can process 70,000… … Financial and business terms
shut something down — ˌshut sthˈdown derived to stop a factory, shop/store, etc. from opening for business; to stop a machine from working • The computer system will be shut down over the weekend. related noun ↑shutdown Main entry: ↑shutderived … Useful english dictionary
shut*/*/*/ — [ʃʌt] (past tense past participle shut) verb [I/T] I 1) to close something, or to become closed Ant: open Sandra shut the book and put it down on the table.[/ex] Shut the gate or the dog will get out.[/ex] I heard the front door shut.[/ex] 2)… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
shut down — UK US shut (sth) down Phrasal Verb with shut({{}}/ʃʌt/ verb [I or T] (shutting, shut, shut) ► [I or T] IT, PRODUCTION if a computer or other machine shuts down or someone shuts it down, it stops operating: »The unit, which can process 70,000… … Financial and business terms
shut — shut1 W2S1 [ʃʌt] v past tense and past participle shut present participle shutting [: Old English; Origin: scyttan] 1.) [I and T] to close something, or to become closed ▪ Shut the window, Ellen! ▪ I heard his bedroom door shut. ▪ She lay down on … Dictionary of contemporary English
shut — 1 /SVt/ verb past tense and past participle past tense and past participle shut present participle shutting 1 (I, T) to close something, or to become closed: The door shut with a bang. | She lay down on her bed and shut her eyes. | Laruelle put… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
calm down — verb 1. become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation (Freq. 4) After the fight both men need to cool off. It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again. • Syn: ↑calm, ↑cool off, ↑chill out, ↑simmer down, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bang — bang1 S3 [bæŋ] n 1.) a sudden loud noise caused by something such as a gun or an object hitting a hard surface ▪ There was a loud bang outside the kitchen door. 2.) a painful blow to the body when you hit against something or something hits you … Dictionary of contemporary English
wind — 1 /wInd/ noun 1 AIR (C, U) moving air, especially when it moves strongly or quickly in a current: a 70 mile an hour wind | branches swaying in the wind | the wind blows: A gentle wind was blowing through the trees. | strong/high winds: The… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
