Close
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkləʊz/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Close is a verb meaning (physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
Meaning
(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
More Meanings
- To finish.
- To make or become non-operational or unavailable for use.
- (surveying) To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
- An end or conclusion.
- The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
- (sales) The point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy.
- (chiefly figurative) To come or gather around; to enclose.
Example Sentences
The depth closed me round about.
The doors of plank were; their close exquisite.
His long and troubled life was drawing to a close.
The intestine shocke, And furious cloze of ciuill Butchery.
Word Forms
- closes
- closing
- closed
- closest
- closedst
- closeth
- closer
Synonyms for close
Depending on context, synonyms include end, finale, near, nearby, intimate, muggy.
Antonyms for close
Common opposites include beginning, start, distant, far, far off, remote.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include confining, restrained, end, terminus, finis, conclusion.
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