Close In (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

• Draw In

Hypernyms

• Pass On
• Progress
• Go On
• March On
• Move On

Meaning ²

Surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Shut In
• Inclose
• Enclose

Hypernyms

• Skirt
• Surround
• Ring
• Border

Hyponyms

• Corral
• Bank
• Embower
• Immerse
• Eat Up
• Hedge
• Swallow Up
• Frame
• Tuck
• Border
• Glass
• Fortify
• Dike
• Case
• Casket
• Rope In
• Cordon Off
• Fence
• Enshrine
• Encase
• Bury
• Encapsulate
• Wall In