" close one's doors "

1: to position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening;

  * e.g., " ... be sure to close the gate when you leave "

•  Synonyms : 

•  make,

•  shut,

•  steek

•  Antonyms : 

•  open

2: to stop the operations of;

  * e.g., " ... the merchant will close the store if business doesn't improve "

•  Synonyms : 

•  close (down),

•  close out,

•  shut

•  Antonyms : 

•  open,

•  start

3: to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point;

  * e.g., " ... we'll close the assembly with the singing of our national anthem "

•  Synonyms : 

•  close out,

•  complete,

•  conclude,

•  end,

•  finish,

•  round (off or out),

•  terminate,

•  wind up,

•  wrap up

•  Antonyms : 

•  begin,

•  commence,

•  inaugurate,

•  open,

•  start

1: to stop the operations of;

  * e.g., " ... the coal mine was closed down in the 1930s "

•  Synonyms : 

•  close,

•  close out,

•  shut

•  Antonyms : 

•  open,

•  start

1: to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point;

  * e.g., " ... museum officials closed off the west wing after the fire "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bar,

•  barricade,

•  blockade,

•  block (off),

•  guard,

•  wall (off)

•  Antonyms : 

•  open,

•  unbar

1: to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of;

  * e.g., " ... The company closed its doors to would-be investors. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ban,

•  bar,

•  close out,

•  count (out),

•  debar,

•  eliminate,

•  except,

•  exclude,

•  freeze out,

•  rule out,

•  shut out

•  Antonyms : 

•  admit,

•  include