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    CLOSE DOWN

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Cease to operate or cause to cease operatingplay

    Example:

    close up the shop

    Synonyms:

    close; close down; close up; fold; shut down

    Classified under:

    Verbs of political and social activities and events

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "close down"):

    adjourn; retire; withdraw (break from a meeting or gathering)

    Sentence frames:

    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something

    Sentence example:

    The business is going to close down


    Derivation:

    closedown (termination of operations)

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