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closing down

closing down is the present participle and gerund of close down.

Meaning of close down

Verb

close down (third-person singular simple present closes down, present participle closing down, simple past and past participle closed down)

  1. (ambitransitive) To stop trading as a business.
    • The local factory will close down soon, unless sales pick up.
  2. (transitive) To surround someone, as to impede their movement.
    • If anyone passes to Smith, close him down.
    Synonyms:
    shut down

Questions about closing down

What is closing down the present participle and gerund of?
Closing down is the present participle and gerund of close down.

Words near closing down in the dictionary

  1. closing ceremony
  2. closing cost
  3. closing costs
  4. closing credits
  5. closing date
  6. closing down
  7. closing for press
  8. closing form
  9. closing forms
  10. Closing Government
  11. closing in

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Adapted from Wiktionary: closing down (page history and authors); close down (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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