close one's doors

verb

To close down.

Opposite
open one's doors

Meanings

verbclose one's doors (third-person singular simple present closes one's doors, present participle closing one's doors, simple past and past participle closed one's doors)

present singular third person closes one's doors · participle present closing one's doors · participle past closed one's doors · past closed one's doors

  1. factory etc.To close down.

    The end of an era was marked on January 19, when the old depot at Gosforth closed its doors for the final time.

    2023 February 8, “News in pictures: Metro maintenance moves as Gosforth closes”, in RAIL, number 976, page 29

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
open one's doors
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