Close (Verb)
Meaning 1
Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 2
Draw near; "The probe closed with the space station".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 3
Bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 4
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".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 5
Be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Meaning 6
Come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 7
Become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 8
Complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 9
Cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop.
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Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
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Meaning 10
Unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 11
Bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Meaning 12
Engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 13
Finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 14
Change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact.
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Meaning 15
Fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 16
Finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 17
Come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.