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"The owners decided to move and to close the factory" "My business closes every night at 8 P.M." "close up the shop"verbcease to operate or cause to cease operating
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"The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"verbcome to a close
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"she was close to tears" "had a close call"adjectivenot far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
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"Can you close the cracks with caulking?"verbfill or stop up
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"the bullet didn't come close" "don't get too close to the fire"adverbnear in time or place or relationship
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"the dreadfully close atmosphere"adjectivelacking fresh air
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"Her arms closed around her long lost relative"verbcome together, as if in an embrace
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"a close contest" "a close election"adjective(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
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"close to noon" "how close are we to town?" "a close formation of ships"adjectiveat or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
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"The stock market closed high this Friday" "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"verbbe priced or listed when trading stopstype of:
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"a close family" "we are all...in close sympathy with..." "close kin" "a close resemblance"adjectiveclose in relevance or relationship
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"We closed on the house on Friday" "They closed the deal on the building"verbcomplete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
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"a close secret"adjectiveconfined to specific persons
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"The probe closed with the space station"verbdraw near
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"close with the enemy"verbengage at close quarters
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"The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"verbfinish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
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"close supervision" "paid close attention" "a close study" "kept a close watch on expenditures"adjectiverigorously attentive; strict and thorough
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"a close military haircut"adjectiveused of hair or haircuts
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- same closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree
- close close in relevance or relationship
- near closely resembling the genuine article
- walking close enough to be walked to
- contact close interaction
- tight closely constrained or constricted or constricting
- bang close violently
- tied closed with a lace
- nearby close at hand
- seal close with or as if with a seal