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CLOSE definition: 1. to change from being open to not being open, or to cause something to do this: 2. When a shop…. Learn more.
1. a. : to move so as to bar passage through something. Close the gate. b. : to block against entry or passage. close a street. : to deny access to. The city closed the beach. d. : to suspend or stop the operations of. close school. often used with down. They closed down the factory. e. : screen, exclude. close a view.
Synonyms for CLOSE: crowded, tight, packed, dense, thick, compact, jammed, serried; Antonyms of CLOSE: open, loose, airy, spacious, uncrowded, roomy, commodious, distant.
Definition of close2 adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To close is to shut something or to end something. You could close a door, close your mouth, or even close a deal.
If something is close or comes close to something else, it almost is, does, or experiences that thing. There is a simplicity about the interior which comes close to blandness. An airliner came close to disaster while approaching Heathrow Airport.
CLOSE definition: 1. If something closes, it moves so that it is not open, and if you close something, you make it…. Learn more.
Close definition: to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut. See examples of CLOSE used in a sentence.
adj. clos·er, clos·est. 1. Being near in space or time. See Usage Note at redundancy. 2. Being near in relationship: close relatives. 3. Bound by mutual interests, loyalties, or affections; intimate: close friends. 4. Having little or no space between elements or parts; tight and compact: a close weave. 5.
discontinue: to close down an air base because of budget cuts. to attempt to control or eliminate: The city must close down drug traffic. close in on or upon: to approach so as to capture, attack, arrest, etc.: The hoodlums closed in on their victim. to surround or envelop so as to entrap: a feeling that the room was closing in upon her. close out:
