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/kləʊzˈdaʊn/ · close·down
verb
- To cease operations or trading, especially of a business or institution. The local factory will close down next month if sales do not improve.
- To surround or block someone in order to restrict their movement. The police moved in to close down the protestors before they could disperse.
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Did you know? The phrase “close down” entered popular usage during the Industrial Revolution to describe factories forced to cease production, and it later gained a police‑tactical sense of surrounding a suspect.