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Close
kləʊz
- move so as to cover an opening
"she jumped on to the train just as the doors were closing"
- block up (a hole or opening)
"close the hole with a plug of cotton wool"
- bring two parts of (something) together so as to block its opening or bring it into a folded state
"Loretta closed her mouth"
- come into contact with (something) so as to encircle and hold it
"my fist closed around the weapon"
- make (an electric circuit) continuous
"this will cause a relay to operate and close the circuit"
- bring or come to an end
"the members were thanked for attending and the meeting was closed"
end bring/come to an end conclude finish terminate wind up break off halt call a halt to discontinue dissolve- finish speaking or writing
"we close with a point about truth"
- bring (a business transaction) to a satisfactory conclusion
"right now we are trying to close the deal with our sponsors"
- officially complete a purchase or sale of property, typically through the formal signing of a contract, disbursement of payments, and transfer of the title to the new owner
"she loves seeing the smiles on her clients' faces when they close on their first home"
- (of a business, organization, or institution) cease to be in operation or accessible to the public, either permanently or at the end of a working day or other period of time
"the factory is to close with the loss of 150 jobs"
cease activity shut down close down cease production cease operating come to a halt cease trading- remove all the funds from (a bank or building society account) and cease to use it
"I went to the bank to close an account held by my daughter"
- make (a file) inaccessible after use, so that it is securely stored until required again
"a statement is used to close a data file"
- gradually get nearer to someone or something
"they plotted a large group of aircraft about 130 miles away and closing fast"