Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

close down

/kloʊzˈdaʊn/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.25 in modern English

Syllables: close -down
IPA: /kloʊzˈdaʊn/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stop trading as a business.

verb

To surround someone, as to impede their movement.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The local factory will close down soon, unless sales pick up."
"They had to close the mine down as it was in a dangerous condition."
"Eventually the NUR overplayed its hands with an all-out strike. And when Peter Parker, the then-chairman of BR, who was well regarded among his staff, called their bluff by threatening to close down the entire network, they caved in."
"MTV have closed down their remaining dedicated music video channels, ending with the Buggles’ ‘Video Killed The Radio Star’."
"If anyone passes to Smith, close him down."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kloʊzˈdaʊn/
British English: /kləʊzˈdaʊn/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

closes down (present, singular) closing down (participle, present) closed down (participle, past) closed down (past)

Derived Forms

closedown

Phrases

close out

Frequently Paired Words

close out

Synonyms

close one's doors close up shut down shutter shut up close fold

Rhymes With

down get down change down town low-down brown road town spanish town crown downtown clown gown

Questions

How do you pronounce close down?: The recorded pronunciation is /kloʊzˈdaʊn/.
What does close down mean?: To stop trading as a business.

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