close

cease to operate or cause to cease operating

• “The owners decided to move and to close the factory”
• “My business closes every night at 8 P.M.”

complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement

• “We closed on the house on Friday”
• “They closed the deal on the building”

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

• “Close the door”
• “shut the window”

bar access to

• “Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours”

finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)

• “The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board”

draw near

• “The probe closed with the space station”

come to a close

• “The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin”

become closed

• “The windows closed with a loud bang”

come together, as if in an embrace

• “Her arms closed around her long lost relative”

unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of

• “close the circuit”
• “close a wound”

bring together all the elements or parts of

• “Management closed ranks”

shop for antiques

• “We went antiquing on Saturday”

be priced or listed when trading stops

• “The stock market closed high this Friday”
• “My new stocks closed at $59 last night”

cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop

change one''s body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact

fill or stop up

• “Can you close the cracks with caulking?”

finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead

• “The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning”

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

• “close to noon”
• “how close are we to town?”
• “a close formation of ships”

close in relevance or relationship

• “a close family”
• “we are all...in close sympathy with...”
• “close kin”
• “a close resemblance”

not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

• “near neighbors”
• “in the near future”
• “they are near equals”
• “his nearest approach to success”
• “a very near thing”
• “a near hit by the bomb”
• “she was near tears”
• “she was close to tears”
• “had a close call”

rigorously attentive; strict and thorough

• “close supervision”
• “paid close attention”
• “a close study”
• “kept a close watch on expenditures”

marked by fidelity to an original

• “a close translation”
• “a faithful copy of the portrait”
• “a faithful rendering of the observed facts”

(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched

• “a close contest”
• “a close election”
• “a tight game”

crowded

• “close quarters”

lacking fresh air

• “a dusty airless attic”
• “the dreadfully close atmosphere”
• “hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke”

of textiles

• “a close weave”
• “smooth percale with a very tight weave”

strictly confined or guarded

• “kept under close custody”

confined to specific persons

• “a close secret”

fitting closely but comfortably

• “a close fit”

used of hair or haircuts

• “a close military haircut”

giving or spending with reluctance

• “our cheeseparing administration”
• “very close (or near) with his money”
• “a penny-pinching miserly old man”

inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information

• “although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it”

near in time or place or relationship

• “as the wedding day drew near”
• “stood near the door”
• “don”
• “;”
• “;”
• “;”
• “;”
• “t come close”
• “don”

in an attentive manner

• “he remained close on his guard”

the temporal end; the concluding time

• “the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell”
• “the market was up at the finish”
• “they were playing better at the close of the season”

the last section of a communication

• “in conclusion I want to say...”

the concluding part of any performance