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close (kl

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. Being near the surface; short: a close haircut.

6. Being on the brink of: close to tears.

7. Decided by a narrow margin; almost even: a close election.

8. Faithful to the original: a close copy.

9. Rigorous; thorough: close attention; close supervision.

10. Shut; closed.

11. Shut in; enclosed.

12. Confining or narrow; crowded: close quarters.

13. Fitting tightly: close garments.

14. Lacking fresh air; stuffy: a close room.

15. Confined to specific persons or groups: a close secret.

16. Strictly confined or guarded: kept under close custody.

17. Hidden from view; secluded.

18. Secretive; reticent: was close about her personal life.

19. Giving or spending with reluctance; stingy.

20. Not easily acquired; scarce: Money was close.

21. Linguistics Pronounced with the tongue near the palate, as the ee in meet. Used of vowels.

22. Marked by more rather than less punctuation, especially commas.

v. (kl

z) closed, clos·ing, clos·es

v.tr.

1. To move (a door, for example) so that an opening or passage is covered or obstructed; shut.

2. To bar access to: closed the road for repairs.

3. To fill or stop up: closed the cracks with plaster.

4. To stop the operations of permanently or temporarily: closed down the factory.

5. To make unavailable for use: closed the area to development; closed the database to further changes.

6. To bring to an end; terminate: close a letter; close a bank account.

7. To bring together all the elements or parts of: Management closed ranks and ostracized the troublemaker.

8. To join or unite; bring into contact: close a circuit.

9. To draw or bind together the edges of: close a wound.

10. Sports To modify (one's stance), as in baseball or golf, by turning the body so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact with the ball.

11. To complete the final details or negotiations on: close a deal.

12. Archaic To enclose on all sides.

v.intr.

1. To become shut: The door closed quietly.

2. To come to an end; finish: The book closes on a hopeful note.

3. To reach an agreement; come to terms.

4. To cease operation: The shop closes at six.

5. To be priced or listed at a specified amount when trading ends: Stocks closed higher on Monday.

a. To engage at close quarters: closed with the enemy.

b. To draw near: The orbiter closed with the space station in preparation for docking.

7. To come together: My arms closed around the little child.

8. Baseball To finish a game by protecting a lead. Used of relief pitchers.

n. (kl

1. The act of closing.

2. A conclusion; a finish: The meeting came to a close.

3. Music The concluding part of a phrase or theme; a cadence.

4. (kl

s) An enclosed place, especially land surrounding or beside a cathedral or other building.

5. (kl

s) Chiefly British A narrow way or alley.

6. Archaic A fight at close quarters.

adv. (kl

s) closer, closest

In a close position or manner; closely: stayed close together.

Phrasal Verbs:

close in

1. To seem to be gathering in on all sides: The problems closed in.

2. To advance on a target so as to block escape: The police closed in on the sniper.

3. To surround so as to make unusable: The airport was closed in by fog.

close out

1. To dispose of (a line of merchandise) at reduced prices.

2. To terminate, as by selling: close out a business.

Idioms:

close to home

So as to affect one's feelings or interests: Her comment hit close to home.

close to the wind Nautical

At a close angle into the direction from which the wind is blowing: sailing close to the wind.

[Middle English clos, closed, from Old French, from Latin clausus, past participle of claudere, to close. V., from Middle English closen, from Old French clore, clos-, from Latin claudere.]

closely adv.

closeness n.

closing (kl

ng) n.

Synonyms: close, immediate, near, nearby, nigh, proximate
These adjectives mean not far from another in space, time, or relationship: an airport close to town; her immediate family; his nearest relative; a nearby library; our nighest neighbor; the proximate neighborhood. See Also Synonyms at complete.

Antonym: far

close ¹

Verb

[closing, closed]

1. to shut: he lay back and closed his eyes

2. to bar, obstruct, or fill up (an entrance, a hole, etc.): the blockades had closed major roads, railways and border crossings

3. to cease or cause to cease giving service: both stores closed at 9 p.m., the Shipping Company closed its offices in Bangkok

4. to end; terminate: `Never,' she said, so firmly that it closed the subject

5. (of agreements or deals) to complete or be completed successfully

6. to come closer (to): he was still in second place but closing fast on the leader

7. to take hold: his small fingers closed around the coin

8. Stock Exchange to have a value at the end of a day's trading, as specified: the pound closed four-and-a-half cents higher

9. to join the ends or edges of something: to close a circuit

Noun

1. the act of closing

2. the end or conclusion: the close of play

3. [rhymes with dose] Brit a courtyard or quadrangle enclosed by buildings

4. Scot the entry from the street to a tenement building

See also close down, close in, etc. [Latin claudere]

close ²

Adjective

1. near in space or time

2. intimate: we were such close friends in those days

3. near in relationship: the dead man seems to have had no close relatives

4. careful, strict, or searching: their research will not stand up to close scrutiny

5. having the parts near together: a close formation

6. near to the surface; short: an NCO's haircut, cropped close on top, shaved clean at sides and back

7. almost equal: a close game

8. not deviating or varying greatly from something: a close resemblance

9. confined or enclosed

10. oppressive, heavy, or airless: damp, close weather

11. strictly guarded: he had been placed in close arrest

12. secretive or reticent

13. miserly; not generous

14. restricted as to public admission or membership

Adverb

1. closely; tightly

2. near or in proximity [Old French clos]

closely adv
closeness n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	close - the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season" finis, last, stopping point, finish, finale, conclusion end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
	2.	close - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." closing, ending, conclusion, end anticlimax, bathos - a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" epilog, epilogue - a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters" epilog, epilogue - a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play peroration - (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration" coda, finale - the closing section of a musical composition recital, yarn, narration - the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant" speech, address - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
	3.	close - the concluding part of any performance closing curtain, finis, finale finishing, finish - the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"
Verb	1.	close - move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window" shut snap - close with a snapping motion; "The lock snapped shut" slat - close the slats of (windows) slam, bang - close violently; "He slammed the door shut" shutter - close with shutters; "We shuttered the window to keep the house cool" draw - move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains" roll up - close (a car window) by causing it to move up, as with a handle; "she rolled up the window when it started to rain" bung - close with a cork or stopper close, shut - become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang" seal, seal off - make tight; secure against leakage; "seal the windows" open, open up - cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door"
	2.	close - become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang" shut change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" close, shut - move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window" open, open up - become open; "The door opened"
	3.	close - 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" close down, close up, shut down, fold adjourn, retire, withdraw - break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" open, open up - start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business"
	4.	close - finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board" terminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" open - begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech"
	5.	close - come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin" conclude end, cease, terminate, finish, stop - have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
	6.	close - complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building" terminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
	7.	close - be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night" trade - be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions; "The stock traded around $20 a share"
	8.	close - engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy" engage, pursue, prosecute - carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"
	9.	close - cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop end, terminate - be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad scene ended the movie" open - display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
	10.	close - change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact ball game, ballgame - a field game played with a ball (especially baseball) move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	11.	close - come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative" come together move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	12.	close - draw near; "The probe closed with the space station" approach, draw near, near, come near, come on, draw close, go up - move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
	13.	close - bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks" bring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"
	14.	close - bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours" barricade, block, block up, blockade, block off, bar, stop - render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
	15.	close - fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?" fill up fill - plug with a substance; "fill a cavity" seal - close with or as if with a seal; "She sealed the letter with hot wax" plug, stop up, secure - fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak" coapt, conglutinate - cause to adhere; "The wounds were coapted"
	16.	close - unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella" close up bring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"
	17.	close - finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning" complete, finish - come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours"
Adj.	1.	close - at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships" distant - separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call"
	2.	close - close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance" distant, remote - far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"
	3.	close - not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call" near, nigh
	4.	close - rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures" careful - exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"
	5.	close - marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts" faithful accurate - conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale"
	6.	close - (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game" tight equal - having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law"
	7.	close - crowded; "close quarters" confining confined - not free to move about
	8.	close - lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke" airless, stuffy, unaired unventilated - not ventilated; "stuffy unventilated rooms"
	9.	close - of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave" tight fine - of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust"
	10.	close - strictly confined or guarded; "kept under close custody" restrained - under restraint
	11.	close - confined to specific persons; "a close secret" private - confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life"
	12.	close - fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit" close-fitting, snug tight - closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars"; "fingers closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his chest"
	13.	close - used of hair or haircuts; "a close military haircut" short - (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"
	14.	close - giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" cheeseparing, penny-pinching, skinny, near stingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"
	15.	close - inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it" closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped incommunicative, uncommunicative - not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
Adv.	1.	close - near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire" near, nigh
	2.	close - in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard" closely, tight

close ¹

verb 1. shut, lock, push to, fasten, secure << OPPOSITE open

verb 2. shut down, finish, cease, discontinue

3. wind up, finish, axe (informal) shut down, terminate, discontinue, mothball

4. block up, bar, seal, shut up << OPPOSITE open

5. end, finish, complete, conclude, wind up, culminate, terminate << OPPOSITE begin

6. clinch, confirm, secure, conclude, seal, verify, sew up (informal) set the seal on

verb 7. come together, join, connect << OPPOSITE separate

noun 8. end, ending, finish, conclusion, completion, finale, culmination, denouement

close ²

adjective 1. near, neighbouring, nearby, handy, adjacent, adjoining, hard by, just round the corner, within striking distance (informal) cheek by jowl, proximate, within spitting distance (informal) within sniffing distance, a hop, skip and a jump away << OPPOSITE far

adjective 2. intimate, loving, friendly, familiar, thick (informal) attached, devoted, confidential, inseparable, dear << OPPOSITE distant

3. noticeable, marked, strong, distinct, pronounced

adjective 4. careful, detailed, searching, concentrated, keen, intense, minute, alert, intent, thorough, rigorous, attentive, painstaking, assiduous

5. even, level, neck and neck, fifty-fifty (informal) evenly matched, equally balanced

6. imminent, near, approaching, impending, at hand, upcoming, nigh, just round the corner << OPPOSITE far away

adjective 7. stifling, confined, oppressive, stale, suffocating, stuffy, humid, sweltering, airless, muggy, unventilated, heavy, thick << OPPOSITE airy

adjective 8. accurate, strict, exact, precise, faithful, literal, conscientious

Translations

close adj, adv [kləus]

vb, n [kləuz]

adj → cercano, próximo (= near): close (to) → cerca (de); [print, weave] → tupido, compacto; [friend] → íntimo; [connection] → estrecho; [examination] → detallado, minucioso; [weather] → bochornoso; [atmosphere] → sofocante; [room] → mal ventilado

adv → cerca;

close by, close at hand adj, adv → muy cerca;

close to prep → cerca de;

to have a close shave (fig) → escaparse por un pelo;

how close is Edinburgh to Glasgow? → ¿qué distancia hay de Edimburgo a Glasgow?;

at close quarters → de cerca vt → cerrar (= end); concluir, terminar

vi [shop etc] → cerrar (= end); concluir(se), terminar(se)

n (= end) → fin m; final m; conclusión f;

to bring sth to a close → terminar algo

close down vi → cerrar definitivamente

close in vi [hunters] → acercarse rodeando, rodear; [evening, night] → caer; [fog] → cerrarse;

to close in on sb → rodear or cercar a algn;

the days are closing in → los días son cada vez más cortos

close off vt [+ area] → cerrar al tráfico or al público

close¹ [kləus] adj (= near);

close (to) → près (de), proche (de); [writing, texture] → serré(e); [contact, link, watch] → étroit(e); [examination] → attentif/ive, minutieux/euse; [contest] → très serré(e); [weather] → lourd(e) → étouffant(e); [room] → mal aéré(e) adv → près, à proximité;

close to prep → près de;

close by, close at hand adj, adv → tout(e) près;

how close is Edinburgh to Glasgow? → combien de kilomètres y-a-t-il entre Édimbourg et Glasgow?;

a close friend → un ami intime;

to have a close shave (fig) → l'échapper belle;

at close quarters → tout près, à côté

close² [kləuz] vt → fermer [+ bargain, deal]; conclure

vi [shop etc] → fermer; [lid, door etc] → se fermer (= end); se terminer, se conclure

n (end) → conclusion f;

to bring sth to a close → mettre fin à qch;

what time do you close? → à quelle heure fermez-vous?

close down vt, vi → fermer (définitivement)

close in vi [hunters] → approcher; [night, fog] → tomber;

the days are closing in → les jours raccourcissent;

to close in on sb → cerner qn

close off vt [+ area] → boucler

close¹ [kləus] adj (writing, friend, contact) → eng;

(texture) → dicht, fest;

(relative) → nahe;

(examination) → genau, gründlich;

(watch) → streng, scharf;

(contest) → knapp;

(weather) → schwül;

(room) → stickig

adv → nahe;

close (to) → nahe (+gen);

close to → in der Nähe +gen;

close by, close at hand → in der Nähe;

how close is Edinburgh to Glasgow? → wie weit ist Edinburgh von Glasgow entfernt?;

a close friend → ein guter or enger Freund;

to have a close shave (fig) → gerade noch davonkommen;

at close quarters → aus der Nähe

close² [kləuz] vt → schließen, zumachen;

(sale, deal, case) → abschließen;

(speech) → schließen, beenden

vi → schließen, zumachen;

(door, lid) → sich schließen, zugehen;

(end) → aufhören

n → Ende nt, Schlus m;

to bring sth to a close → etw beenden

close down close² vi (factory) → stillgelegt werden;

(magazine etc) → eingestellt werden

close in close² vi (night) → hereinbrechen;

(fog) → sich verdichten;

to close in on sb/sth → jdm/etw auf den Leib rücken;

the days are closing in → die Tage werden kürzer

close off close² vt (area) → abriegeln;

(road) → sperren

close adj, adv and derivatives [kləus]

adj → vicino/a; [writing, texture] → fitto/a; [watch] → stretto/a; [examination] → attento/a; [weather] → afoso/a

adv → vicino, dappresso;

close to prep → vicino a;

close by, close at hand → qui (or lì) vicino;

how close is Edinburgh to Glasgow? → quanto dista Edimburgo da Glasgow?;

a close friend → un amico intimo;

to have a close shave (fig) → scamparla bella;

at close quarters → da vicino vb, n and derivatives [kləuz]

vt → chiudere [+ bargain, deal]; concludere

vi [shop etc] → chiudere; [lid, door etc] → chiudersi (= end); finire

n (= end) → fine f;

to bring sth to a close → terminare qc

close down vt → chiudere (definitivamente)

vi → cessare (definitivamente)

close in vi [hunters] → stringersi attorno; [evening, night, fog] → calare;

to close in on sb → accerchiare qn;

the days are closing in → le giornate si accorciano

close off vt [+ area] → chiudere

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