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adjective
1.
having or forming a boundary or barrier: He was blocked by a closed door. The house had a closed porch.
2.
brought to a close; concluded: It was a closed incident with no repercussions.
3.
not public; restricted; exclusive: a closed meeting; a closed bid at a private auction.
4.
not open to new ideas or arguments.
5.
self-contained; independent or self-sufficient: a closed, symbiotic relationship.
6.
Phonetics. (of a syllable) ending with a consonant or a consonant cluster, as has, hasp. Compare open ( def 35b ).
7.
Linguistics. (of a class of items) limited in membership and not readily expanded to include new items, as the class of inflectional affixes, articles, pronouns, or auxiliaries ( opposed to open ).
8.
Hunting, Angling. restricted as to the kind of game that may be legally taken and as to where or when it may be taken: woods closed to deer hunters.
9.
Mathematics.
a.
b.
(of an interval) containing both of its endpoints.
c.
(of a map from one topological space to another) having the property that the image of a closed set is a closed set.
d.
(of a curve) not having endpoints; enclosing an area.
e.
(of a surface) enclosing a volume.
f.
(of a function or operator) having as its graph a closed set.
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close
[v. klohz; adj., adv. klohs or for 51, klohz; n. klohz for 59, 60, 63–65, 67, 68, klohs for 61, 62, 66] verb, closed, clos·ing, adjective, clos·er, clos·est, adverb, noun verb (used with object)
1.
to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
2.
to stop or obstruct (a gap, entrance, aperture, etc.): to close a hole in a wall with plaster.
3.
to block or hinder passage across or access to: to close a border to tourists; to close the woods to picnickers.
4.
to stop or obstruct the entrances, apertures, or gaps in: He closed the crate and tied it up.
5.
(of the mind) to make imperceptive or inaccessible: to close one's mind to the opposite opinion.
6.
to bring together the parts of; join; unite (often followed by up ): Close up those ranks! The surgeon closed the incision.
7.
Electricity. to complete (an electrical circuit) by joining the circuit elements: The circuit was closed so the current could be measured.
8.
to bring to an end: to close a debate.
9.
to arrange the final details of; to conclude negotiations about: to close a deal to everyone's satisfaction.
10.
to complete or settle (a contract or transaction); consummate: We close the sale of the house next week.
11.
to stop rendering the customary services of: to close a store for the night.
12.
to terminate or suspend the operation of; to halt the activities of: The epidemic forced authorities to close the schools. The police closed the bar for selling liquor to minors.
13.
Nautical. to come close to: We closed the cruiser to put our injured captain on board.
14.
Metalworking. to reduce the internal diameter of (a tube or the like).
15.
Archaic. to shut in or surround on all sides; enclose; cover in: to close a bird in a cage.
verb (used without object)
16.
17.
to come together; unite: Her lips closed firmly.
18.
to come close: His pursuers closed rapidly.
19.
to grapple; engage in close encounter (often followed by with ): We closed with the invaders shortly before sundown.
20.
to come to an end; terminate: The service closed with a hymn.
21.
to cease to offer the customary activities or services: The school closed for the summer.
22.
to enter into or reach an agreement, usually as a contract: The builder closed with the contractor after negotiations.
23.
(of a theatrical production) to cease to be performed: The play closed in New York yesterday and will open in Dallas next week.
24.
(of a stock, group of stocks, etc.) to be priced or show a change in price as specified at the end of a trading period: The market closed low for the fourth straight day.
adjective
25.
having the parts or elements near to one another: a close formation of battleships.
26.
compact; dense: a close texture; a close weave.
27.
being in or having proximity in space or time: The barn is so close to the house that you can hear the animals. His birthday is in May, close to mine.
28.
marked by similarity in degree, action, feeling, etc.: This dark pink is close to red. He left her close to tears.
29.
near, or near together, in kind or relationship: a flower close to a rose; a close relative.
30.
intimate or confidential; dear.
31.
based on a strong uniting feeling of respect, honor, or love: a close circle of friends.
32.
fitting tightly: a close, clinging negligee.
33.
(of a haircut or shave, the mowing of a lawn, etc.) so executed that the hair, grass, or the like is left flush with the surface or very short.
34.
not deviating from the subject under consideration.
35.
strict; searching; minute: The matter requires close investigation.
36.
not deviating from a model or original: a close, literal translation.
37.
nearly even or equal: a close contest.
38.
strictly logical: close reasoning.
39.
shut; shut tight; not open: a close hatch.
40.
shut in; enclosed.
41.
completely enclosing or surrounding: a close siege preventing all escape.
42.
without opening; with all openings covered or closed.
43.
confined; narrow: close quarters.
44.
lacking fresh or freely circulating air: a hot, close room.
45.
heavy; oppressive: a spell of close, sultry weather.
46.
narrowly confined, as a prisoner.
47.
practicing or keeping secrecy; secretive; reticent: She is so close that you can tell her all your secrets.
48.
parsimonious; stingy: He is very close with his money.
49.
scarce, as money.
50.
not open to public or general admission, competition, etc.: The entire parish participated in the close communication.
51.
52.
53.
54.
Heraldry. (of a bird) represented as having folded wings: an eagle close.
55.
Archaic. viscous; not volatile.
adverb
56.
in a close manner; closely.
57.
near; close by.
58.
Heraldry. immediately behind the ears, so as to show no neck: a bear's head couped close.
noun
Verb phrases 59.
the act of closing.
60.
the end or conclusion: at the close of day; the close of the speech.
61.
an enclosed place or enclosure, especially one about or beside a cathedral or other building.
62.
any piece of land held as private property.
69.
close down,
a.
to terminate the operation of; discontinue: to close down an air base because of budget cuts.
b.
to attempt to control or eliminate: The city must close down drug traffic.
70.
close in onupon,
a.
to approach so as to capture, attack, arrest, etc.: The hoodlums closed in on their victim.
b.
to surround or envelop so as to entrap: a feeling that the room was closing in upon her.
71.
close out,
a.
to reduce the price of (merchandise) for quick sale: That store is closing out its stock of men's clothing.
b.
to liquidate or dispose of finally and completely: They closed out their interests after many years in this city.
72.
Idioms close up,
a.
to come together in close array; converge: The enemy was closing up on us from both flanks.
b.
to bring to an end; cease: The company is closing up its overseas operations.
c.
to become silent or uncommunicative.
d.
to reduce or eliminate spacing material between (units of set type).
73.
close ranks, to unite forces, especially by overlooking petty differences, in order to deal with an adverse or challenging situation; to join together in a show of unity, especially to the public: When the newspaper story broke suggesting possible corruption in the government, the politicians all closed ranks.
74.
close to the wind, Nautical. in a direction nearly opposite to that from which the wind is coming: to sail close to the wind.
75.
close up,
a.
from close range; in a detailed manner; intimately.
b.
Nautical. fully raised; at the top of the halyard: an answering pennant flown close up. Compare dip ( def 37 ).
Origin:
before 1050; (noun, adj.) Middle English clos < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin clausus, past participle of claudere to close (cf. clause); (v.) Middle English closen, verbal derivative of the adj. (compare Old English clȳsan, beclȳsan to shut in, enclose, verbal derivative of clūse bar, enclosure < Medieval Latin clūsa, for Latin clausa, feminine of clausus); noun and adj. senses with voiced pronunciation of s are presumably modern deverbal derivatives
before 1050; (noun, adj.) Middle English clos < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin clausus, past participle of claudere to close (cf. clause); (v.) Middle English closen, verbal derivative of the adj. (compare Old English clȳsan, beclȳsan to shut in, enclose, verbal derivative of clūse bar, enclosure < Medieval Latin clūsa, for Latin clausa, feminine of clausus); noun and adj. senses with voiced pronunciation of s are presumably modern deverbal derivatives
Related forms
zə non·close, adjective
non·close·ly, adverb
o·ver·close, adjective
o·ver·close·ly, adverb
o·ver·close·ness, noun
pre·close, verb (used with object), pre·closed, pre·clos·ing.
un·clos·a·ble, adjective
Synonyms
2. bar; clog; choke. Close, shut mean to cause something not to be open. Close suggests blocking an opening or vacant place: to close a breach in a wall. The word shut refers especially to blocking or barring openings intended for entering and leaving: to shut a door, gate, etc., and close can be used in this sense, too: to close a door, gate, etc. 8. complete, end, conclude, terminate, finish. 21. stop; suspend. 26. firm, solid. 27. immediate, proximate, nearby. 35. intent, concentrated. 36. scrupulous, exacting, accurate, faithful. 45. muggy, thick. 47. taciturn, uncommunicative, reserved. 48. penurious, miserly, tight, mean. See stingy1. 59. See end1.
2. bar; clog; choke. Close, shut mean to cause something not to be open. Close suggests blocking an opening or vacant place: to close a breach in a wall. The word shut refers especially to blocking or barring openings intended for entering and leaving: to shut a door, gate, etc., and close can be used in this sense, too: to close a door, gate, etc. 8. complete, end, conclude, terminate, finish. 21. stop; suspend. 26. firm, solid. 27. immediate, proximate, nearby. 35. intent, concentrated. 36. scrupulous, exacting, accurate, faithful. 45. muggy, thick. 47. taciturn, uncommunicative, reserved. 48. penurious, miserly, tight, mean. See stingy1. 59. See end1.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | near in space or time; in proximity |
| 2. | having the parts near together; dense: a close formation |
| 3. | down or near to the surface; short: a close haircut |
| 4. | near in relationship: a close relative |
| 5. | intimate or confidential: a close friend |
| 6. | almost equal or even: a close contest |
| 7. | not deviating or varying greatly from a model or standard: a close resemblance; a close translation |
| 8. | careful, strict, or searching: a close study |
| 9. | (of a style of play in football, hockey, etc) characterized by short passes |
| 10. | confined or enclosed |
| 11. | shut or shut tight |
| 12. | oppressive, heavy, or airless: a close atmosphere |
| 13. | strictly guarded: a close prisoner |
| 14. | neat or tight in fit: a close cap |
| 15. | secretive or reticent |
| 16. | miserly; not generous, esp with money |
| 17. | (of money or credit) hard to obtain; scarce |
| 18. | restricted as to public admission or membership |
| 19. | hidden or secluded |
| 20. | Also: closed restricted or prohibited as to the type of game or fish able to be taken |
| 21. | phonetics closed, Also: narrow denoting a vowel pronounced with the lips relatively close together |
| —adv | |
| 22. | closely; tightly |
| 23. | near or in proximity |
| 24. | nautical close to the wind See also wind sailing as nearly as possible towards the direction from which the wind is blowing |
| [C13: from Old French clos close, enclosed, from Latin clausus shut up, from claudere to close] | |
| 'closely1 | |
| —adv | |
| 'closeness1 | |
| —n | |
| close2 (kləʊz) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to put or be put in such a position as to cover an opening; shut: the door closed behind him |
| 2. | (tr) to bar, obstruct, or fill up (an entrance, a hole, etc): to close a road |
| 3. | to bring the parts or edges of (a wound, etc) together or (of a wound, etc) to be brought together |
| 4. | (intr; |
| 5. | to bring or be brought to an end; terminate |
| 6. | to complete (an agreement, a deal, etc) successfully or (of an agreement, deal, etc) to be completed successfully |
| 7. | to cease or cause to cease to render service: the shop closed at six |
| 8. | (intr) stock exchange to have a value at the end of a day's trading, as specified: steels closed two points down |
| 9. | to complete an electrical circuit |
| 10. | (tr) nautical to pass near |
| 11. | archaic (tr) to enclose or shut in |
| 12. | close one's eyes |
| a. euphemistic to die | |
| b. ( | |
| —n | |
| 13. | the act of closing |
| 14. | the end or conclusion: the close of the day |
| 15. | a place of joining or meeting |
| 16. | law private property, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge, or wall |
| 17. | (Brit) a courtyard or quadrangle enclosed by buildings or an entry leading to such a courtyard |
| 18. | (Brit) (capital when part of a street name) a small quiet residential road: Hillside Close |
| 19. | (Brit) a field |
| 20. | the precincts of a cathedral or similar building |
| 21. | (Scot) the entry from the street to a tenement building |
| 22. | music another word for cadence |
| 23. | archaic, rare or an encounter in battle; grapple |
| 'closer2 | |
| —n | |
| closed (kləʊzd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | blocked against entry; shut |
| 2. | restricted; exclusive |
| 3. | not open to question or debate |
| 4. | (of a hunting season, etc) close |
| 5. | maths |
| a. (of a curve or surface) completely enclosing an area or volume | |
| b. (of a set) having members that can be produced by a specific operation on other members of the same set: the integers are a closed set under multiplication | |
| 6. | phonetics Also: checked |
| a. denoting a syllable that ends in a consonant | |
| b. another word for close | |
| 7. | not open to public entry or membership: the closed society of publishing |
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Word Origin & History
close
c.1200, "to shut, cover in," from O.Fr. clos- pp. stem of clore "shut," from L. clausus, pp. of claudere "to close, block up, put an end to, enclose, confine," from PIE base *klau- "hook, crooked or forked branch" (used as a bar or bolt in primitive structures); cf. L. clavis "key," clavus "nail," claustrum
"bar, bolt, barrier," claustra "dam, wall, barricade, stronghold;" Gk. kleidos "bar, bolt, key," klobos "cage;" O.Ir. clo "nail;" O.C.S. kljucu "hook, key," kljuciti "shut;" Lith. kliuti "to catch, be caught on," kliaudziu "check, hinder," kliuvu "clasp, hang;" O.H.G. sliozan "shut," Ger. schließen "shut," Schüßel "key;" M.Ir. clithar "hedge, fence." Replaced O.E. beclysan.
close
early 14c., "strictly confined," also "secret," from O.Fr. clos "confined," from L. clausus, pp. of claudere "stop up, fasten, shut" (see close (v.)); sense shifting to "near" (late 15c.) by way of "closing the gap between two things." Close call is 1881; close shave is 1834;
close quarters is 1753, originally nautical. Close-up (n.) in photography, etc., is from 1913. Closed circuit is attested from 1827; closed shop in union sense from 1904; closed system first recorded 1896 in William James; close-minded is attested from 1854.
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Example sentences
After the ultrasound treatment was finished, the blood-brain barrier closed back up.
By noon, the giant vessels were empty and the restaurant had closed.
It had been forced open by police, but then quickly closed.
While the specific vulnerabilities they exploited can be closed, the researchers say there is no way to block the broader threat.
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