zumachen

Definitions of zumachen
  1. verb
    move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
    synonyms: schließen
    schließen
    become closed
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    antonyms:
    aufmachen, öffnen
    cause to open or to become open
    types:
    zuballern, zuknallen
    close violently
  2. verb
    become closed
    synonyms: schließen
    schließen
    move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
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    antonyms:
    aufgehen, öffnen
    become open
    type of:
    verwandeln, verändern, wandeln, ändern
    undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
  3. verb
    finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
    synonyms: schließen
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    type of:
    beenden, beendigen, enden, terminieren
    bring to an end or halt
  4. verb
    come to a close
    synonyms: schließen
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    type of:
    enden, stehen
    have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
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