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| 1. | [ verb ] cease to operate or cause to cease operating | |
| Synonyms: | shut_down close_down fold | |
| Examples: | "The owners decided to move and to close the factory" "My business closes every night at 8 P.M. |
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| Related terms: | open adjourn stopping_point closure | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (business) complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement | |
| Examples: | "We closed on the house on Friday" "They closed the deal on the building" |
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| Related terms: | end end | |
| 3. | [ verb ] move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut | |
| Synonyms: | shut | |
| Examples: | "Close the door" "shut the window" |
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| Related terms: | open slam seal snap draw shutter slat bung slat lock_in enclose shutter blockage | |
| 4. | [ verb ] bar access to | |
| Examples: | "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours" |
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| Related terms: | barricade blockage | |
| 5. | [ verb ] finish or terminate; of meetings, speeches, etc. "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board" | |
| Related terms: | open end end closure | |
| 6. | [ verb ] draw near | |
| Examples: | : "The probe closed with the space station" |
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| Related terms: | approach closing | |
| 7. | [ verb ] become closed | |
| Synonyms: | shut | |
| Examples: | "The windows closed with a loud bang" |
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| Related terms: | open change_state | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other | |
| Examples: | "close to noon" "how close are we to town?" "a close formation of ships" |
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| Related terms: | distant adjacent adjacent encompassing contiguous at_hand at_hand hand-to-hand closer walk-to nestled enveloping proximate close-set close-hauled closest approximate ambient juxtaposed close-set close-hauled scalelike appressed distance | |
| 9. | [ verb ] come to a close | |
| Synonyms: | conclude | |
| Examples: | "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin" |
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| Related terms: | terminate end stopping_point completion | |
| 10. | [ adjective ] close in relevance or relationship | |
| Examples: | "a close family" "we are all...in close sympathy with..." "close kin" "a close resemblance" |
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| Related terms: | distant bosom intimate dear boon close-knit close-knit familiar buddy-buddy chummy cozy confidential approximate | |
| 11. | [ adverb ] near in time or place or relationship | |
| Synonyms: | near nigh | |
| Examples: | "as the wedding day drew near" "stood near the door" "don't shoot until they come near" "getting near to the true explanation" "her mother is always near" "The end draws nigh" "the bullet didn't come close" |
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| 12. | [ verb ] come together, as if in an embrace | |
| Synonyms: | come_together | |
| Examples: | "Her arms closed around her long lost relative" |
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| Related terms: | move | |
| 13. | [ verb ] unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of | |
| Examples: | "close the circuit" "close a wound" |
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| Related terms: | join closing | |
| 14. | [ noun ] designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race) | |
| Synonyms: | last stopping_point conclusion finish terminus finis finale | |
| Examples: | "excitement grew as the finish neared" "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish" "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish" |
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| Related terms: | end end happening point draw third-place_finish photo_finish runner-up_finish terminate complete finish | |
| 15. | [ adjective ] not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances | |
| Synonyms: | near | |
| Examples: | "near neighbors" "in the near future" "they are near equals" "his nearest approach to success" "a very near thing" "a near hit by the bomb" "she was close to tears" "had a close call" |
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| Related terms: | far nearby neighbor nearer nighest adjacent warm moral nigh distance | |
| 16. | [ verb ] bring together all the elements or parts of | |
| Examples: | : "Management closed ranks" |
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| Related terms: | join | |
| 17. | [ adverb ] in an attentive manner | |
| Synonyms: | closely tight | |
| Examples: | "he remained close on his guard" |
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| 18. | [ adjective ] rigorously attentive; strict and thorough | |
| Examples: | "close supervision" "paid close attention" "a close study" "kept a close watch on expenditures" |
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| Related terms: | careful | |
| 19. | [ adjective ] marked by fidelity to an original | |
| Synonyms: | faithful | |
| Examples: | "a close translation" "a faithful copy of the portrait" "a faithful rendering of the observed facts" |
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| Related terms: | accurate | |
| 20. | [ adjective ] (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched | |
| Synonyms: | tight | |
| Examples: | "a close contest" "a close election" "a tight game" |
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| Related terms: | equal | |
| 21. | [ noun ] designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race) | |
| Synonyms: | finish | |
| Examples: | "excitement grew as the finish neared" "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish" "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish" |
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| Related terms: | happening ending finale draw win place third-place_finish runner-up_finish photo_finish show | |
| 22. | [ adjective ] crowded | |
| Synonyms: | confining | |
| Examples: | "close quarters" |
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| Related terms: | confined | |
| 23. | [ verb ] engage at close quarters | |
| Examples: | "close with the enemy" |
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| Related terms: | prosecute closing | |
| 24. | [ noun ] the concluding part of any performance | |
| Synonyms: | finale finis closing_curtain | |
| Related terms: | finish finish | |
| 25. | [ verb ] change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact | |
| Related terms: | move ball_game | |
| 26. | [ verb ] (business) be priced or listed when trading stops | |
| Examples: | "The stock market closed high this Friday" "My new stocks closed at $59 last night" |
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| Related terms: | trade | |
| 27. | [ verb ] finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead | |
| Examples: | "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning" |
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| Related terms: | complete | |
| 28. | [ adjective ] lacking fresh air | |
| Synonyms: | stuffy airless unaired | |
| Examples: | "a dusty airless attic" "the dreadfully close atmosphere" "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke" |
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| Related terms: | unventilated | |
| 29. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3191 | |
| 30. | [ adjective ] inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information | |
| Synonyms: | closemouthed secretive tightlipped closelipped | |
| Examples: | "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it" |
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| Related terms: | uncommunicative | |
| 31. | [ verb ] fill or stop up | |
| Synonyms: | fill_up fill | |
| Examples: | "Can you close the cracks with caulking?" |
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| Related terms: | change fill seal plug coapt blockage | |
| 32. | [ adjective ] used of hair or haircuts | |
| Examples: | "a close military haircut" |
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| Related terms: | short | |
| 33. | [ adjective ] giving or spending with reluctance | |
| Synonyms: | near penny-pinching cheeseparing | |
| Examples: | "our cheeseparing administration" "very close (or near) with his money" "a penny-pinching miserly old man" |
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| Related terms: | stingy | |
| 34. | [ adjective ] confined to specific persons | |
| Examples: | "a close secret" |
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| Related terms: | private | |
| 35. | [ adjective ] of textiles | |
| Synonyms: | tight | |
| Examples: | "a close weave" "smooth percale with a very tight weave" |
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| Related terms: | fine | |
| 36. | [ adjective ] strictly confined or guarded | |
| Examples: | "kept under close custody" |
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| Related terms: | restrained | |
| 37. | [ adjective ] fitting closely but comfortably | |
| Synonyms: | close-fitting snug | |
| Examples: | "a close fit" |
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| Related terms: | tight | |
| 38. | [ adjective ] fitting closely but comfortably | |
| Synonyms: | snug close-fitting | |
| Examples: | "a close fit" |
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| Related terms: | tight | |
| 39. | [ verb ] cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop | |
| Related terms: | open end closure | |
| 40. | [ noun ] (fine art,writing) the last section of a communication | |
| Synonyms: | end closing ending conclusion | |
| Examples: | "in conclusion I want to say..." |
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| Related terms: | section finale epilogue peroration anticlimax epilogue narration address terminate end end | |
| Similar spelling: |
Closs Clouse clause Classie cleg clash Class cloze Claus clews Cleek clegg Clewis classy Claeys Clukey clusia Clauss cliche clique cloche clocks claque clx |
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