Close (verb)
To remove a gap.
Close (verb)
To obstruct (an opening).
Close (verb)
To move so that an opening is closed.
“Close the door behind you when you leave.”
“Jim was listening to headphones with his eyes closed.”
Close (verb)
To make (e.g. a gap) smaller.
“The runner in second place is closing the gap on the leader.”
“to close the ranks of an army”
Close (verb)
To finish, to terminate.
Close (verb)
To grapple; to engage in close combat.
Close (verb)
To put an end to; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to consummate.
“close the session;”
“to close a bargain;”
“to close a course of instruction”
Close (verb)
To come to an end.
“The debate closed at six o’clock.”
Close (verb)
To make a sale.
Close (verb)
To make the final outs, usually three, of a game.
“He has closed the last two games for his team.”
Close (verb)
To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.
Close (verb)
To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
Close (noun)
An end or conclusion.
“We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close.”
Close (noun)
The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
Close (noun)
A grapple in wrestling.
Close (noun)
The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
Close (noun)
A double bar marking the end.
Close (noun)
An enclosed field.
Close (noun)
A street that ends in a dead end.
Close (noun)
A very narrow overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
Close (noun)
The common staircase in a tenement.
Close (noun)
A cathedral close.
Close (noun)
The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed.
Close (adjective)
Closed, shut.
Close (adjective)
Narrow; confined.
“a close alley; close quarters”
Close (adjective)
At a little distance; near.
“Is your house close?”
Close (adjective)
Intimate; well-loved.
“He is a close friend.”
Close (adjective)
Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
Close (adjective)
Hot, humid, with no wind.
Close (adjective)
Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
Close (adjective)
Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
“a close prisoner”
Close (adjective)
Out of the way of observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
Close (adjective)
Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced.
“a close contest”
Close (adjective)
Short.
“to cut grass or hair close”
Close (adjective)
Dense; solid; compact.
Close (adjective)
Concise; to the point.
“close reasoning”
Close (adjective)
Difficult to obtain.
“Money is close.”
Close (adjective)
Parsimonious; stingy.
Close (adjective)
Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact.
“a close translation”
Close (adjective)
Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict.
“The patient was kept under close observation.”
Close (adjective)
Marked, evident.
Closed (adjective)
Sealed, made inaccessible or impassable; not open.
Closed (adjective)
Not operating or conducting trade.
Closed (adjective)
Not public.
“closed source”
“a closed committee”
Closed (adjective)
Having an open complement.
Closed (adjective)
Such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it.
“The set of integers is closed under addition: forall x,yinmathbb{Z},x+yinmathbb{Z}.”
Closed (adjective)
Lacking a free variable.
Closed (adjective)
Whose first and last vertices are the same, forming a closed loop.
Closed (verb)
simple past tense and past participle of close
Close (adjective)
only a short distance away or apart in space or time
“her birthday and mine were close together”
“the hotel is close to the sea”
“why don’t we go straight to the shops, as we’re so close?”
Close (adjective)
with very little or no space in between; dense
“cloth with a close weave”
“this work occupies over 1,300 pages of close print”
Close (adjective)
narrowly enclosed
“animals in close confinement”
Close (adjective)
very near to (being or doing something)
“on a good day the climate in LA is close to perfection”
“she was close to tears”
Close (adjective)
(with reference to a competitive situation) involving only a small margin between winner and loser
“she finished a close second”
“the race will be a close contest”
Close (adjective)
denoting a family member who is part of a person’s immediate family, typically a parent or sibling
“the family history of cancer in close relatives”
Close (adjective)
on very affectionate or intimate terms
“they had always been very close, with no secrets at all”
Close (adjective)
(of a connection or resemblance) strong
“the college has close links with many other institutions”
Close (adjective)
(of observation, examination, etc.) done in a careful and thorough way
“pay close attention to what your body is telling you about yourself”
Close (adjective)
carefully guarded
“his whereabouts are a close secret”
Close (adjective)
not willing to give away money or information; secretive
“you’re very close about your work, aren’t you?”
Close (adjective)
uncomfortably humid or airless
“it was very close in the dressing room”
“a close, hazy day”
Close (adjective)
another term for high (sense 7 of the adjective)
Close (adverb)
very near to someone or something; with very little space between
“he was holding her close”
“they stood close to the door”
Close (noun)
a residential street without through access
“she lives at 12 Goodwood Close”
Close (noun)
the precinct surrounding a cathedral.
Close (noun)
a playing field at certain traditional English public schools.
Close (noun)
an entry from the street to a common stairway or to a court at the back of a building.
Close (noun)
the end of an event or of a period of time or activity
“the afternoon drew to a close”
“the seminar was brought to a close with a discussion of future trends”
Close (noun)
the end of a day’s trading on a stock market
“by the close the Dow Jones average was down 13.52 points at 2,759.84”
Close (noun)
the end of a day’s play in a cricket match
“at the close, Lancashire were 129 for 3”
Close (noun)
the conclusion of a phrase; a cadence.
Close (noun)
the shutting of something, especially a door
“the door jerked to a close behind them”
Close (verb)
move so as to cover an opening
“she jumped on to the train just as the doors were closing”
“they had to close the window because of the insects”
“she closed the door quietly”
“I kept closing my eyes and nodding off”
Close (verb)
block up (a hole or opening)
“Stephen closed his ears to the sound”
“close the hole with a plug of cotton wool”
Close (verb)
bring two parts of (something) together so as to block its opening or bring it into a folded state
“Rex closed the book”
“Loretta closed her mouth”
Close (verb)
come into contact with (something) so as to encircle and hold it
“my fist closed around the weapon”
Close (verb)
make (an electric circuit) continuous
“this will cause a relay to operate and close the circuit”
Close (verb)
bring or come to an end
“the concert closed with ‘Silent Night’”
“the members were thanked for attending and the meeting was closed”
Close (verb)
finish speaking or writing
“we close with a point about truth”
Close (verb)
bring (a business transaction) to a satisfactory conclusion
“right now we are trying to close the deal with our sponsors”
Close (verb)
(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
“a hoax call which closed the city’s stations for 4 hours”
“the factory is to close with the loss of 150 jobs”
Close (verb)
remove all the funds from (a bank or building society account) and cease to use it
“I went to the bank to close an account held by my daughter”
Close (verb)
make (a file) inaccessible after use, so that it is securely stored until required again
“a statement is used to close a data file”
Close (verb)
gradually get nearer to someone or something
“he tried to walk faster, but each time the man closed up on him again”
“they plotted a large group of aircraft about 130 miles away and closing fast”
Closed (adjective)
not open
“rooms with closed doors lined the hallway”
“he sat with his eyes closed”
Closed (adjective)
(of a society or system) not communicating with or influenced by others
“the perception of the Soviet Union as a closed society had changed”
Closed (adjective)
limited to certain people; not open or available to all
“the UN Security Council met in closed session”
Closed (adjective)
unwilling to accept new ideas
“you’re facing the situation with a closed mind”
Closed (adjective)
(of a business) having ceased trading, especially for a short period
“he put the ‘Closed’ sign up on the door”
Closed (adjective)
(of a set) having the property that the result of a specified operation on any element of the set is itself a member of the set.
Closed (adjective)
(of a set) containing all its limit points.
Closed (adjective)
(of a curve or figure) formed from a single unbroken line.