It was as if the entire world had been shut down for the night.

Reddit.com shut down its social news service for 12 hours.

The police have been trying to shut them down for years without success.

What would happen if you had to shut down your business for several days?

Most Government services will shut down for at least part of today.

Behind the music: What if the culture industry shut down for a day?

The site shut down in late 2000 for financial reasons.

He would eventually be shut down for the rest of the season.

Other people seemed to be able to shut down for hours at a time.

Most had to shut down for a day or two.