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/klōz/,
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closed, past tense; closed, past participle; closing, present participle; closes, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Move or cause to move so as to cover an opening
    • - she jumped into the train just as the doors were closing
    • - they had to close the window because of the insects
  2. Block up (a hole or opening)
    • - glass doors close off the living room from the hall
    • - Stephen closed his ears to the sound
  3. Bring two parts of (something) together so as to block its opening or bring it into a folded state
    • - Loretta closed her mouth
    • - Ron closed the book
  4. Gradually get nearer to someone or something
    • - they plotted a large group of aircraft about 130 miles away and closing fast
  5. Come into contact with (something) so as to encircle and hold it
    • - my fist closed around the weapon
  6. Make (an electric circuit) continuous
    • - this will cause a relay to operate and close the circuit
  7. Bring or come to an end
    • - the members were thanked for attending, and the meeting was closed
    • - the concert closed with “Silent Night”
    • - the closing stages of the election campaign
  8. (of a business, organization, or institution) Cease to be in operation or accessible to the public, either permanently or at the end of a working day or other period of time
    • - the factory is to close with the loss of 150 jobs
    • - the country has been closed to outsiders for almost 50 years
  9. Finish speaking or writing
    • - we close with a point about truth
    • - Nellie's closing words
  10. Bring (a business transaction) to a satisfactory conclusion
    • - he closed a deal with a metal dealer
  11. Remove all the funds from (a bank account) and cease to use it

  12. Make (a data file) inaccessible after use, so that it is securely stored until required again

  1. (close) at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships"
  2. (close) near: near in time or place or relationship; "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"; "don't get too close to the fire"
  3. (close) move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"
  4. (close) stopping point: the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"
  5. (close) become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"
  6. (close) in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"
  7. Closes Vol. 1 is a cassette created and produced by Boards of Canada. It was released in the year 1992 to family and friends and later repressed as a CD in 1997. Numerous sonic devices, themes, and motifs can be heard which are present in later, more bodied works.
  8. (CLOSE) The claustrum, which is suspected to be present in all mammals, is a fairly thin (fraction of 1 mm to multiple mms) vertical curved sheet of subcortical gray matter oriented sagittally between the white matter tracts of the external capsule and extreme capsule. ...
  9. (Close (album)) Close is the sixth studio album by Kim Wilde, released in 1988.
  10. (Close (street)) A cul-de-sac (literally "bottom of bag") is a word of French and romance language like Norman, Occitan, Catalan etc. ...
  11. (Close (To the Edit)) "Close (to the Edit)" was a single by Art of Noise, released on various formats in May 1984. ...
  12. (Close (We Stroke the Flames)) Close (We Stroke the Flames is the second single from German synthpop group Camouflage's fourth album Bodega Bohemia, released in 1993.
  13. (closed) Sealed, made inaccessible or impassable; not open; Not operating or conducting trade; Non public (as in closed source); Having an open complement; Such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it; Lacking a free variable
  14. (closing) The end or conclusion of something; The final procedure in a house sale when documents are signed and recorded; Coming after all others
  15. (Close) As in not-far. [See Slider]
  16. (Close) Refers to a declaration by the batting team of a closure to an innings or  the end of the days play.
  17. (Close) a piece of land enclosed within hedges, fences or walls.
  18. (Close (US)) Final odds on a horse (e.g. "closed at 5 to 1"). Confusingly equates to "Starting Price" in the UK.
  19. (Close) Sending a merchant’s completed transactions to the host for processing. (See also “Settlement”)
  20. (Close) The price of the last transaction of a security on a particular trading day.
  21. (Close) Finalise a deal or sale.
  22. (Close) Wings folded against the body of a bird.
  23. (Close) to remove a window from the screen
  24. (CLOSE) To bring the feet together without a change of weight
  25. (Close) Act of finalizing a transaction in which all the concerned parties meet to transfer title to a property. Also, when real estate formally changes ownership.