close down in English dictionary

  • close down

    Meanings and definitions of "close down"

    • To stop trading as a business.
    • To surround someone, as to impede their movement.
    • verb
      (transitive, intransitive)
      To stop trading as a business.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To surround someone, as to impede their movement.
    • To cease to operate or cause to cease operating (e.g. a business or a shop).
    • verb
      cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop"

    Synonyms of "close down" in English dictionary

    shut down, close, close up are the top synonyms of "close down" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "close down" in English dictionary

    open, open up are the top antonyms of "close down" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of close down

    • to close down
    • close down (third-person singular simple present closes down, present participle closing down, simple past and past participle closed down)

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