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drop the curtain

VERB
close
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conclude do end halt shutter
STRONG
cap cease clear clinch consummate culminate determine discontinue fold terminate ultimate
WEAK
button down button up call it a day call off cut loose fold up pack it in put a lid on put to bed sew up shut down wind down wind up wrap up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin commence start
STRONG
continue initiate open
WEAK
not finish
VERB
shut
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bar lock push seal
STRONG
cage confine draw enclose exclude fasten fold imprison secure slam
WEAK
batten down close down close up fold up put to shut down wall off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
loosen open unfasten
STRONG
free let go let out loose release

Example Sentences

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Shah Alam, who doesn't speak English, could not understand police commands to drop the curtain rod and he was arrested, Faisal said.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

It’s long past time to drop the curtain.

From The Guardian • Feb. 17, 2016

Elizabeth turns her head toward me, and I quickly drop the curtain.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

I drop the curtain, certain my intense staring drew her gaze, in a psychic kind of way.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

He was about to drop the curtain when he saw her come into the circle of light.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez