close down

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /kləʊzˈdaʊn/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): /kloʊzˈdaʊn/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /kləʉzˈdæɔn/ Rhymes: -aʊn === Verb === close down (third-person singular simple present closes down, present participle closing down, simple past and past participle closed down) (ambitransitive) To stop trading as a business. Synonyms: close one's doors, close up, shut down, shutter, shut up (transitive) To surround someone, as to impede their movement. Synonym: shut down ==== Derived terms ==== closedown (noun) ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====