closing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: closing	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for closing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
closing adj final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks" Antonym(s): opening n the act of closing something Synonym(s): shutting, closing Antonym(s): opening the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." Synonym(s): conclusion, end, close, closing, ending approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision" Synonym(s): closing, closure termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center" Synonym(s): closure, closedown, closing, shutdown a concluding action Synonym(s): completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Close \Close\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Closed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Closing}.] [From OF. & F. clos, p. p. of clore to close, fr. L. claudere; akin to G. schliessen to shut, and to E. clot, cloister, clavicle, conclude, sluice. Cf. {Clause}, n.] 1. To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door. 2. To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up. 3. To bring to an end or period; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to end; to consummate; as, to close a bargain; to close a course of instruction. One frugal supper did our studies close. --Dryden. 4. To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to confine. The depth closed me round about. --Jonah ii. 5. But now thou dost thyself immure and close In some one corner of a feeble heart. --Herbert. {A closed sea}, a sea within the jurisdiction of some particular nation, which controls its navigation.