to close up

Examples

• All

• We'll comet back around 5.30 and help you close up.

  Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)

• Yeah, we thought about closing up shop.

  Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)

• I was getting ready to close up shop.

  Norbit (2007)

• You know, maybe we should just close up shop for a while.

  Fiction book (1995)

• As soon as they had closed up the office, we were to leave.

  Fiction book (1991)

• I was closing up for the night.

  The Outfit (2022)

• I'm about to close up shop and go out for the evening.

  Fletch (1985)

• The company filed for bankruptcy six months ago, and now, it's closing up shop.

  The Last Blockbuster (2020)

• Summer twilights, Stepdad #2 got home at six after closing up the golf course.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The restaurant struggled for months, and finally, they decided to close up for good.

Synonyms

S

to shut

vsto close up

∞ 1.0

To close something so it is not open

deals with ending a business or establishment's activities instead

C

to close

vsto close up

∞ 1.0

To shut something so it is not open

refers specifically to stopping business operations rather than objects

S

to shut down

vsto close up

541 2.9

Stop a machine, business, or system from working

focuses on stopping places such as stores rather than machines

C

to close down

vsto close up

94 2.9

To stop operating permanently, like a shop or company

allows both temporary and permanent halting of an establishment

F

to fold

vsto close up

81 5.3

Close a business because it cannot pay its costs

is broader, covering stopping for any reason, not only finances

C

to close its doors

vsto close up

17 4.0

To permanently stop operating as a business or organization

can mean either temporary or permanent stopping of services

W

to wind up

vsto close up

17 3.7

Bring an activity or meeting to an end

is used more for stopping a place from operating directly

C

to close up shop

vsto close up

11 3.9

To stop doing business for a short time or forever

is the general phrase for halting any establishment's operation

C

to close out

vsto close up

• US

3 4.3

Sell all remaining stock at low prices to end a business

covers stopping operations without implying asset sell off

F

to fold up

vsto close up

1 4.4

Close a shop or business and stop trading

includes temporary or permanent stopping, not only permanent endings

S

to shut up shop

vsto close up

• UK

1 4.7

Close a shop for the day or forever

covers stopping any establishment's operations, not only trading hours

Antonyms

O

to open

∞ 1.0

To begin an event or activity

How Open

open

579 1.0

to close up

44 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology