Close down
Close down verb - Cease to operate or cause to cease operating.
Fall and close down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fall" instead a verb "Close down".
Fall
Fall verb - To go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily.
Close down and fall are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close down" instead a verb "Fall".
Both terms in one sentence
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This, combined with the "Bite of '87" where a kid lost his frontal lobe, has caused the establishment to fall on hard times financially, forcing it to close down at year's end.
Source: Dark and Troubled Past
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