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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.
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.
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.
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.
To close is to shut something or to end something. You could close a door, close your mouth, or even close a deal.
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.
CLOSE definition: 1. If something closes, it moves so that it is not open, and if you close something, you make it…. Learn more.
verb. /kloʊz/ Verb Forms. window/door, etc. [transitive, intransitive] close (something) to put something into a position so that it covers an opening; to get into this position synonym shut Would anyone mind if I closed the window? She closed the gate behind her. It's dark now—let's close the curtains. I closed my eyes against the bright light.
