close down

See also: closedown

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kləʊzˈdaʊn/

Verb

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

1. (transitive, intransitive) To stop trading as a business.

   The local factory will close down soon, unless sales pick up.

   They had to close the mine down as it was in a dangerous condition.

2. (transitive) To surround someone, as to impede their movement.

   If anyone passes to Smith, close him down.

Synonyms

• close up
• shut down
• shut up

Translations

to stop trading

• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: sulkea (fi), lopettaa (fi), lakkauttaa (fi)
• French: fermer (fr), faire fermer
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• Spanish: cerrar (es)
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

to surround

• Finnish: piirittää (fi)
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