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if a business or organization closes down or someone closes it down, it stops operating: The local factory closed down in June. A spokesperson denied that they ...
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Synonyms for CLOSED (DOWN): shut, closed, closed out, phased out, turned off, extinguished, silenced, suppressed; Antonyms of CLOSED (DOWN): started, ...
cease to operate or cause to cease operating. synonyms: close, close up, fold, shut down. see moresee less. antonyms: open, open up.
1. to cease or cause to cease operations. the shop closed down · 2. (transitive) sport. to mark or move towards (an opposing player) in order to prevent him or ...
Synonyms for CLOSE (DOWN): shut, close, close out, phase out, turn off, silence, extinguish, quell; Antonyms of CLOSE (DOWN): start, open, build, expand, ...
verb · to cease or cause to cease operations. the shop closed down · tr sport to mark or move towards (an opposing player) in order to prevent him or her running ...
closed-down · banned · barred · contraband · illegal · illicit · restricted. Strong matches. crooked · proscribed · refused · taboo · vetoed.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishclose down phrasal verb1 close something ↔ downSHUT/CLOSE if a company, shop etc closes down or is closed ...
To close down a business. shut up · shut · close · cease trading · close up · shut down · wind up · cease operating · shut up shop · close up shop · be closed ...