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   • 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

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   • The meaning of CLOSE is to move so as to bar passage through something. How to use close in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Close.

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   What does it mean if something is closed?

   • [transitive, intransitive] close (something) (also close down, close somethingdown) if a company, store, etc. closes, or if you close it, it stops operating as a business The club was closed by the police. The hospital closed at the end of last year. The play closed after just three nights. opposite open

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   What does it mean if you are close to something?

   • If you are close to something or if it is close, it is likely to happen or come soon. If you are close to doing something, you are likely to do it soon. Drought has left more than two million people close to starvation. A senior White House official said the agreement is close.

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   What does bringing to a close mean?

   • The close of a period of time or an activity is the end of it. To bring or draw something to a close means to end it. Brian's retirement brings to a close a glorious chapter in British football history. As the year draws to a close, the story is changing. 12. See also closed, closing Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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