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close down
/ əʊ /
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 with the ball or making or receiving a pass
noun
a closure or stoppage of operations, esp in a factory
radio television the end of a period of broadcasting, esp late at night
Idioms and Phrases
Also, close one's doors ; shut down . Go out of business, end operations. For example, If the rent goes up we'll have to close down , or After fifty years in business the store finally closed its doors , or The warehouse had a clearance sale the month before it shut down for good . Also see close up , def. 2.
Force someone to go out of business, as in The police raided the porn shop and closed it down . Both usages date from the early 1900s, but shut down was first recorded in 1877.
Example Sentences
That thing was just about closing down when a lot of my records started hitting.
California leased the CoreCivic facility for use as a state prison from 2013 to March 2024, closing down operations as part of efforts to end private prisons and reduce the incarcerated population.
He packed the courts with loyalists, found friendly oligarchs to buy up independent media and took over universities — or forced them to close down.
“You are a Z lister. Stop comparing yourself to an actual talented man who had streets closed down for him and was globally recognized.”
The company also said that no teams will be closed down entirely.
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