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ALL meanings of close

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  • adjective close atmosphere: stuffy 1
  • adjective close contest: almost even 1
  • adjective close secret: well guarded 1
  • abbreviation CLOSE confined 1
  • noun close nearly equal, almost 1
  • noun close act of closing 1
  • abbreviation CLOSE conclusion 1
  • abbreviation CLOSE cul-de-sac 1
  • intransitive verb close unite 1
  • intransitive verb close end 1
  • intransitive verb close cease to operate 1
  • intransitive verb close store: cease trading 1
  • intransitive verb close end performances 1
  • intransitive verb close financial: market day end 1
  • transitive verb close fill in 1
  • abbreviation CLOSE conclude 1
  • transitive verb close join, unite 1
  • transitive verb close finalize 1
  • transitive verb close make a sale 1
  • transitive verb close cease operations 1
  • transitive verb close nautical: approach 1
  • verb with object close to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut. 1
  • verb with object close to stop or obstruct (a gap, entrance, aperture, etc.): to close a hole in a wall with plaster. 1
  • verb with object close to block or hinder passage across or access to: to close a border to tourists; to close the woods to picnickers. 1
  • verb with object close to stop or obstruct the entrances, apertures, or gaps in: He closed the crate and tied it up. 1
  • verb with object close (of the mind) to make imperceptive or inaccessible: to close one's mind to the opposite opinion. 1
  • verb with object close to bring together the parts of; join; unite (often followed by up): Close up those ranks! The surgeon closed the incision. 1
  • verb with object close Electricity. to complete (an electrical circuit) by joining the circuit elements: The circuit was closed so the current could be measured. 1
  • verb with object close to bring to an end: to close a debate. 1
  • noun close An end or conclusion. 0
  • noun close The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction. 0
  • noun close A grapple in wrestling. 0
  • noun close (music) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence. 0
  • noun close (music) A double bar marking the end. 0
  • noun close (now rare) An enclosed field. 0
  • noun close (Britain) A street that ends in a dead end. 0
  • noun close (Scotland) A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor. 0
  • noun close (Scotland) The common staircase in a tenement. 0
  • noun close A cathedral close. 0
  • noun close (law) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed. 0
  • verb close (physical) To remove a gap. 0
  • verb close (social) To finish, to terminate. 0
  • verb close To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine. 0
  • verb close (surveying) To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon. 0
  • adjective close (now rare) Closed, shut. 0
  • adjective close Narrow; confined. 0
  • adjective close At a little distance; near. 0
  • adjective close Intimate; well-loved. 0
  • adjective close Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude. 0
  • adjective close (Ireland, England, Scotland, weather) Hot, humid, with no wind. 0
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