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."; "close up the shop".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Examples

The store manager announced that they would close the store due to lack of customers.
The librarian had to close the library as the storm was approaching.
The restaurant closes every day at midnight to clean and prepare for the next day.
The coffee shop owner decided to close the business to focus on her family.
The city council voted to close the old, dilapidated cinema for safety reasons.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Open

Hyponyms

Related Words

Meaning⁹

Cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop.

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Antonyms

Open

Hypernyms

Terminate

Related Words

Meaning¹⁰

Unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

Close Up

Hypernyms

Join

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Closing (noun)

Meaning¹¹

Bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Meaning¹²

Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

Close the door to keep the warm air inside.
She quickly closed the window to block out the cold wind.
The police officer asked the store owner to close the front gates at midnight.
You should close the drawer before you push the dresser across the floor.
It's getting late, close the curtains to keep the light out of the room.

Synonyms

Shut

Antonyms

Open

Hyponyms

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Meaning¹³

Engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Hypernyms

Related Words

Closing (noun)

Meaning¹⁴

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

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Examples

The boxer began to close after throwing a few jabs to land a powerful hook.
To maintain balance and prepare for an attack, close and shift weight onto the front foot.
The wrestler needs to close and secure an inside fighting position before attempting a takedown.
Close to create the right distancing and generate force for a devastating strike.
To improve defensive positioning, the fighter learned to close and neutralize the opponent's attack.