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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology 1
Latin claudere
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: klōz, IPA: /kləʊz/, SAMPA: /kl@Uz/
- Rhymes: -əʊz
- (US) enPR: klōz, IPA: /kloʊz/, SAMPA: /kloUz/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -oʊz
[edit] Verb
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to close (third-person singular simple present closes, present participle closing, simple past and past participle closed)
- To obstruct (an opening).
- To move so that an opening is closed.
- Close the door behind you when you leave.
- Jim was listening to headphones with his eyes closed.
- To put an end to.
- close the session
- To make (e.g. a gap) smaller.
- The runner in second place is closing the gap on the leader.
- (surveying) To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
- (marketing) To make a sale.
- (baseball, pitching) To make the final outs, usually three, of a game.
- He has closed the last two games for his team.
- (computing) To terminate a computer program or a window or file thereof.
[edit] Synonyms
- (obstruct (an opening)): close off, close up, cover, shut, shut off
- (move (a door)): shut
- (put an end to): end, finish, terminate, wind up, close down
- (make (a gap) smaller): narrow
- (terminate a computer program): close out, exit
[edit] Antonyms
- (obstruct (an opening)): open
- (move (a door)): open
- (put an end to): begin, commence, initiate, start
- (make (a gap) smaller): extend, widen
- (terminate a computer program): open, start
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obstruct (an opening)
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move (a door)
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put an end to
to make smaller
[edit] Noun
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close (plural closes)
- An end of something.
- We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close.
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end of something
[edit] Etymology 2
From French clos, from Latin clausum, participle of claudere.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: klōs, IPA: /kləʊs/, SAMPA: /kl@Us/
- Rhymes: -əʊs
- (US) IPA: /kloʊs/, SAMPA: /kloUs/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -oʊs
[edit] Adjective
close (comparative closer, superlative closest)
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- (now rare) Closed, shut.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Matthew ch. 8:
- There is nothinge so close, that shall not be openned, and nothinge so hyd that shall not be knowen.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Matthew ch. 8:
- At a little distance; near.
- Is your house close?
- Intimate; well-loved.
- He is a close friend.
- (law) Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held.
- (Ireland, England, weather) hot, humid, with no wind.
[edit] Synonyms
- (at a little distance): close by, near, nearby
- (intimate): intimate
- (hot, humid): oppressive
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- close call
- closely adv
- closeness n
- close-up n
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at a little distance
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intimate
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close (plural closes)
- (now rare) An enclosed field.
- (British) A street that ends in a dead end.
- (Scottish) A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
- A cathedral close.
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- (street): cul-de-sac
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street
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