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   /klōz/

   verb

   • 1. move or cause to move so as to cover an opening: "she jumped into the train just as the doors were closing" Similar shutdraw topull topush toslamfastensecurelockboltbarlatchpadlockput up the shutterOpposite openunlock
   • ▪ block up (a hole or opening): "Stephen closed his ears to the sound" Similar block (up/off)stop upplugseal (up/off)shut up/offcorkstopperbung (up)make airtightmake watertightfill (up)packstuffclog (up)chokeobstructoccludestoppleOpposite openunblock
   • ▪ bring two parts of (something) together so as to block its opening or bring it into a folded state: "Loretta closed her mouth"
   • ▪ come into contact with (something) so as to encircle and hold it: "my fist closed around the weapon" Similar come togetherjoinconnectcome into contactuniteform a circle
   • ▪ make (an electric circuit) continuous: "this will cause a relay to operate and close the circuit"
   • 2. bring or come to an end: "the members were thanked for attending and the meeting was closed" Similar endbring/come to an endconcludefinishterminatewind upbreak offhaltcall a halt todiscontinuedissolveadjournsuspendproroguerecessOpposite openbegin
   • ▪ finish speaking or writing: "we close with a point about truth" Similar endbring/come to an endconcludefinishterminatewind upbreak offhaltcall a halt todiscontinuedissolveadjournsuspendproroguerecessOpposite openbegin
   • ▪ bring (a business transaction) to a satisfactory conclusion: "he closed a deal with a metal dealer" Similar clinchsettlesecuresealset the seal onconfirmguaranteeestablishtransactpull offbring off/aboutcompleteconcludefixagreefinalizeshake hands oninformal:wrap up
   • 3. (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" Similar cease activityshut downclose downcease productioncease operatingcome to a haltcease tradingfailcollapsego out of businesscrashgo undergo bankruptbecome insolventgo into receivershipgo into liquidationbe liquidatedbe wound upbe closed (down)be shut (down)informal:foldflopgo brokego bumpgo to the wallgo bustOpposite open
   • ▪ remove all the funds from (a bank account) and cease to use it: "I went to the bank to close an account held by my daughter"
   • ▪ make (a data file) inaccessible after use, so that it is securely stored until required again: "a statement is used to close a data file"
   • 4. gradually get nearer to someone or something: "they plotted a large group of aircraft about 130 miles away and closing fast" Similar catch upcreep upnearapproachgain on someonedraw nearer/nearget nearer/nearcome nearer/neardraw closer/closeget closer/closecome closer/closenarrowlessengrow/become/make smallerdwindlediminishreduceshrinkcontractconstrictget/become/make narrowerarchaic:straitenOpposite widen

   noun

   • 1. the end of an event or of a period of time or activity: "the afternoon drew to a close"
   • ▪ the end of a day's trading on a stock market: "at the close the Dow Jones average was down 13.52 points"
   • ▪ the conclusion of a phrase; a cadence.
   • 2. the shutting of something, especially a door: "the door jerked to a close behind them"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French clos-, stem of clore, from Latin claudere ‘to shut’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. closable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   Synonyms for CLOSE: crowded, tight, packed, dense, thick, compact, jammed, serried; Antonyms of CLOSE: open, loose, airy, spacious, uncrowded, roomy, commodious, distant.

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   Synonyms for CLOSE: end, conclusion, ending, termination, adjournment, adjacency, area, closeness, contiguity; Antonyms for CLOSE: opening, beginning, start, commencement, open, not finish, continue, begin, start.

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    Sense: Adjective: near in space. Synonyms: near, nearby, next door to, a stone's throw away (informal), a hop, skip, and a jump away (informal), nigh, at hand, not far, in the vicinity, on the doorstep (informal), in close proximity, proximate, neighboring, neighbouring (UK), adjacent, close by. Antonyms: