Pull the plug
Pull the plug verb - Prevent from happening or continuing.
Shut down and pull the plug are semantically related. in bring to an end topic. In some cases you can use "Shut down" instead a verb phrase "Pull the plug".
Shut down
Shut down verb - Cease to operate or cause to cease operating.
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Synonyms for Shut down
Pull the plug and shut down are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pull the plug" instead a verb "Shut down".
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Related pairs
- close and pull the plug
- close and shut down
- finish and pull the plug
- finish and shut down
- settle and pull the plug
- settle and shut down
- quash and pull the plug
- quash and shut down
- drop and pull the plug
- drop and shut down
- complete and pull the plug
- complete and shut down
- stop and pull the plug
- stop and shut down
Both terms in one sentence
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Mari was unable to pull the plug out until a very pale figure of Kaworu appeared on screen and afterwards, the Eva shut down completely, allowing Mari to pull out the plug.
Source: Anime / Rebuild of Evangelion
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Shut down and Pull the plug. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pull_the_plug/shut_down
Pull the plug & Shut down. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pull_the_plug/shut_down>.
Shut down or Pull the plug. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pull_the_plug/shut_down.
