Curtain | Mean of curtain in English Dictionary

/ˈkɚtn̩/

• Noun
• a piece of cloth that hangs down from above a window and can be used to cover the window
1. She opened/closed the curtains.
2. She drew/pulled the curtains (open/closed).
• a piece of cloth or other material that is hung to protect or hide something
1. a shower curtain
2. Curtains separated the hospital beds.
• a very large piece of cloth that hangs at the front of a stage and that is raised when a performance begins and lowered when a performance ends
1. When the curtain rises after intermission, the set is bare and the main character finds himself alone.
2. As the curtain falls for the last time, we see a young woman holding a dying man in her arms.
3. The curtain came down on his film career [=his film career ended] after a lifetime in show business.
4. His injury brought down the curtain on his remarkable career. = His injury brought the curtain down on his remarkable career. [=his injury ended his career]

• the time when a curtain is raised or lowered at the beginning or end of a performance
1. The audience applauded enthusiastically after the final curtain. [=after the curtain was lowered at the end of the performance]
2. Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. [=the performance begins at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and 2:00 p.m. on Sunday]
• something that covers or hides something else
1. A curtain of smoke hung at the edge of the forest.
2. It was hard to see their faces through the curtain of darkness.
• to be the end, failure, or death of (someone or something)
1. It looks like it's curtains for the mayor after this election. [=the mayor will not be elected again]
2. If they don't win today's game, it'll be/mean/spell curtains for their hopes of winning the championship. [=their hopes will be ended]
• Verb
• to separate or cover (something) by using a curtain
1. The booth was curtained off on three sides.
2. The back of the room was curtained off for privacy.