"close down" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /kləʊzˈdaʊn/ [UK], /kloʊzˈdaʊn/ [Canada, US], /kləʉzˈdæɔn/ [General-Australian] Forms: closes down [present, singular, third-person], closing down [participle, present], closed down [participle, past], closed down [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: close one's doors, close up, shut down, shutter#Verb, shut up Derived forms: closedown [noun] Related terms: close out Translations (to stop trading): sulkea (Finnish), lopettaa (Finnish), lakkauttaa (Finnish), fermer (French), faire fermer (French), (endgültig) schließen (German), cerrar (Spanish), clausurar (Spanish), stänga (Swedish), slå igen (Swedish), lägga ned (Swedish), đóng cửa (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-close_down-en-verb-fLStWAav Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (down) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (down): 53 47 Disambiguation of 'to stop trading': 93 7
  2. (transitive) To surround someone, as to impede their movement. Tags: transitive Synonyms: shut down Translations (to surround): piirittää (Finnish), blockera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-close_down-en-verb-TBy0YAGe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (down) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (down): 53 47 Disambiguation of 'to surround': 4 96

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "to stop trading",
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      "sense": "to stop trading",
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      "sense": "to stop trading",
      "word": "lägga ned"
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      "sense": "to stop trading",
      "word": "đóng cửa"
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      "sense": "to surround",
      "word": "piirittää"
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