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7 results for close
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
close
adv
  1. 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"
    Synonym(s): near, nigh, close
  2. in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"
    Synonym(s): close, closely, tight
adj
  1. 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"
    Antonym(s): distant
  2. close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance"
    Antonym(s): distant, remote
  3. 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"
    Synonym(s): near, close, nigh
    Antonym(s): far
  4. rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures"
  5. marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts"
    Synonym(s): close, faithful
  6. (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game"
    Synonym(s): close, tight
  7. crowded; "close quarters"
    Synonym(s): close, confining
  8. lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke"
    Synonym(s): airless, close, stuffy, unaired
  9. of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave"
    Synonym(s): close, tight
  10. strictly confined or guarded; "kept under close custody"
  11. confined to specific persons; "a close secret"
  12. fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit"
    Synonym(s): close, snug, close-fitting
  13. used of hair or haircuts; "a close military haircut"
  14. giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"
    Synonym(s): cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny
  15. inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"
    Synonym(s): close, closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped
n
  1. 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"
    Synonym(s): stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
  2. the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."
    Synonym(s): conclusion, end, close, closing, ending
  3. the concluding part of any performance
    Synonym(s): finale, close, closing curtain, finis
v
  1. move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"
    Synonym(s): close, shut
    Antonym(s): open, open up
  2. become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"
    Synonym(s): close, shut
    Antonym(s): open, open up
  3. 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"
    Synonym(s): close up, close, fold, shut down, close down
    Antonym(s): open, open up
  4. finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"
    Antonym(s): open
  5. come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"
    Synonym(s): conclude, close
  6. complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"
  7. be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"
  8. engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy"
  9. cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
    Antonym(s): open
  10. change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
  11. come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"
    Synonym(s): close, come together
  12. draw near; "The probe closed with the space station"
  13. bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks"
  14. bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"
  15. fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
    Synonym(s): close, fill up
  16. unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella"
    Synonym(s): close up, close
  17. finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Close \Close\, v. i.
      1. To come together; to unite or coalesce, as the parts of a
            wound, or parts separated.
  
                     What deep wounds ever closed without a scar?
                                                                              --Byron.
  
      2. To end, terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate
            closed at six o'clock.
  
      3. To grapple; to engage in hand-to-hand fight.
  
                     They boldly closed in a hand-to-hand contest.
                                                                              --Prescott.
  
      {To close} {on [or] upon}, to come to a mutual agreement; to
            agree on or join in. [bd]Would induce France and Holland
            to close upon some measures between them to our
            disadvantage.[b8] --Sir W. Temple.
  
      {To close with}.
            (a) To accede to; to consent or agree to; as, to close
                  with the terms proposed.
            (b) To make an agreement with.
  
      {To close with the land} (Naut.), to approach the land.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Close \Close\ (? [or] ?), n. [OF. & F. clos an inclosure, fr.
      clos, p. p. of clore. See {Close}, v. t.]
      1. An inclosed place; especially, a small field or piece of
            land surrounded by a wall, hedge, or fence of any kind; --
            specifically, the precinct of a cathedral or abbey.
  
                     Closes surrounded by the venerable abodes of deans
                     and canons.                                       --Macaulay.
  
      2. A narrow passage leading from a street to a court, and the
            houses within. [Eng.] --Halliwell
  
      3. (Law) The interest which one may have in a piece of
            ground, even though it is not inclosed. --Bouvier.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Close \Close\, a. [Compar. {Closer}; superl. {Closest}.] [Of. &
      F. clos, p. p. of clore. See {Close}, v. t.]
      1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box.
  
                     From a close bower this dainty music flowed.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      2. Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters. [bd]A
            close prison.[b8] --Dickens.
  
      3. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a
            feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc.
  
                     If the rooms be low-roofed, or full of windows and
                     doors, the one maketh the air close, . . . and the
                     other maketh it exceeding unequal.      --Bacon.
  
      4. Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close
            prisoner.
  
      5. Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
            [bd]He yet kept himself close because of Saul.[b8] --1
            Chron. xii. 1
  
                     [bd]Her close intent.[b8]                  --Spenser.
  
      6. Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent. [bd]For
            servecy, no lady closer.[b8] --Shak.
  
      7. Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact;
            as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as
            applied to liquids.
  
                     The golden globe being put into a press, . . . the
                     water made itself way through the pores of that very
                     close metal.                                       --Locke.
  
      8. Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning. [bd]Where the
            original is close no version can reach it in the same
            compass.[b8] --Dryden.
  
      9. Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; --
            often followed by to.
  
                     Plant the spring crocuses close to a wall.
                                                                              --Mortimer.
  
                     The thought of the Man of sorrows seemed a very
                     close thing -- not a faint hearsay.   --G. Eliot.
  
      10. Short; as, to cut grass or hair close.
  
      11. Intimate; familiar; confidential.
  
                     League with you I seek And mutual amity, so strait,
                     so close, That I with you must dwell, or you with
                     me.                                                   --Milton.
  
      12. Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote.
            [bd]A close contest.[b8] --Prescott.
  
      13. Difficult to obtain; as, money is close. --Bartlett.
  
      14. Parsimonious; stingy. [bd]A crusty old fellow, as close
            as a vise.[b8] --Hawthorne.
  
      15. Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact;
            strict; as, a close translation. --Locke.
  
      16. Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating;
            strict; not wandering; as, a close observer.
  
      17. (Phon.) Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of
            the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French,
            Italian, and German; -- opposed to open.
  
      {Close borough}. See under {Borough}.
  
      {Close breeding}. See under {Breeding}.
  
      {Close communion}, communion in the Lord's supper, restricted
            to those who have received baptism by immersion.
  
      {Close corporation}, a body or corporation which fills its
            own vacancies.
  
      {Close fertilization}. (Bot.) See {Fertilization}.
  
      {Close harmony} (Mus.), compact harmony, in which the tones
            composing each chord are not widely distributed over
            several octaves.
  
      {Close time}, a fixed period during which killing game or
            catching certain fish is prohibited by law.
  
      {Close vowel} (Pron.), a vowel which is pronounced with a
            diminished aperture of the lips, or with contraction of
            the cavity of the mouth.
  
      {Close to the wind} (Naut.), directed as nearly to the point
            from which the wind blows as it is possible to sail;
            closehauled; -- said of a vessel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Close \Close\, n.
      1. The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
            [Obs.]
  
                     The doors of plank were; their close exquisite.
                                                                              --Chapman.
  
      2. Conclusion; cessation; ending; end.
  
                     His long and troubled life was drawing to a close.
                                                                              --Macaulay.
  
      3. A grapple in wrestling. --Bacon.
  
      4. (Mus.)
            (a) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
            (b) A double bar marking the end.
  
                           At every close she made, the attending throng
                           Replied, and bore the burden of the song.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      Syn: Conclusion; termination; cessation; end; ending;
               extremity; extreme.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Close \Close\, adv.
      1. In a close manner.
  
      2. Secretly; darkly. [Obs.]
  
                     A wondrous vision which did close imply The course
                     of all her fortune and posterity.      --Spenser.
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