All close in synonyms

verb close in

• advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
• surround — to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
• insert — to put or place in: to insert a key in a lock.
• wrap — to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
• inundate — to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
• besiege — If you are besieged by people, many people want something from you and continually bother you.
• reach — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
• surround — to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
• near — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
• contact — Contact involves meeting or communicating with someone, especially regularly.
• threaten — to utter a threat against; menace: He threatened the boy with a beating.
• meet — greatest lower bound
• come — When a person or thing comes to a particular place, especially to a place where you are, they move there.
• match — a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
• materialize — to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out: Our plans never materialized.
• hit — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
• appear — If you say that something appears to be the way you describe it, you are reporting what you believe or what you have been told, though you cannot be sure it is true.
• get — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
• move — to pass from one place or position to another.
• show up — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
• show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
• become — If someone or something becomes a particular thing, they start to change and develop into that thing, or start to develop the characteristics mentioned.
• happen — to take place; come to pass; occur: Something interesting is always happening in New York.
• arrive — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, they come to it at the end of a journey.
• occur — to happen; take place; come to pass: When did the accident occur?
• intern — to restrict to or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war, enemy aliens, or combat troops who take refuge in a neutral country.
• keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
• trap — a ladder or ladderlike device used to reach a loft, attic, etc.
• corral — In North America, a corral is a space surrounded by a fence where cattle or horses are kept.
• cage — A cage is a structure of wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
• fence — a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
• bound — Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind.
• restrict — to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
• circumscribe — If someone's power or freedom is circumscribed, it is limited or restricted.
• imbue — to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.: The new political leader was imbued with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
• veil — a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
• limit — the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
• circle — A circle is a shape consisting of a curved line completely surrounding an area. Every part of the line is the same distance from the centre of the area.
• include — to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element: The package includes the computer, program, disks, and a manual.
• blockade — A blockade of a place is an action that is taken to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving it.
• hedge — a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow: small fields separated by hedges.
• implant — to put or fix firmly: to implant sound principles in a child's mind.
• induct — to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies: The committee inducted her as president.
• cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
• box — A box is a square or rectangular container with hard or stiff sides. Boxes often have lids.
• case — A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something.
• beleaguer — to trouble persistently; harass
• gird — to gibe or jeer at; taunt.
• circumvent — If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
• compass — A compass is an instrument that you use for finding directions. It has a dial and a magnetic needle that always points to the north.