meaning of close
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.
4. To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to confine.
5. To come together; to unite or coalesce, as the parts of a wound, or parts separated.
6. To end, terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate closed at six oclock.
7. To grapple; to engage in hand-to-hand fight.
8. The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
9. Conclusion; cessation; ending; end.
10. A grapple in wrestling.
11. The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
12. A double bar marking the end.
13. 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.
14. A narrow passage leading from a street to a court, and the houses within.
15. The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not inclosed.
16. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box.
17. Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters.
18. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc.
19. Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close prisoner.
20. Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
21. Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent.
22. Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact; as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as applied to liquids.
23. Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning.
24. Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; -- often followed by to.
25. Short; as, to cut grass or hair close.
26. Intimate; familiar; confidential.
27. Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote.
28. Difficult to obtain; as, money is close.
29. Parsimonious; stingy.
30. Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact; strict; as, a close translation.
31. Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict; not wandering; as, a close observer.
32. Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; -- opposed to open.
33. In a close manner.
34. Secretly; darkly.
Related Words
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