Close

Meaning

Verb

●

To

a gap.

To

a

, or part of a

,

to another so that the

or

between the two is removed.

●

To

a gap.

To

or block.

To

; to

in

combat.

●

In Engineering:

To

a gap.

To

to a

from flowing.

●

In Electricity:

To

a gap.

To

to a

to flow.

●

To

, to terminate.

To

; to conclude.

To

an end.

To

for the day.

●

In Marketing:

To

, to terminate.

To

(a sale).

●

In Baseball:

To

, to terminate.

To make the

, usually three, of a game.

●

In Computing:

To

, to terminate.

To

an

,

,

or

, etc.

●

In Finance:

To

, to terminate.

To

or

(a

position).

●

To come or

around; to enclose.

●

In Surveying:

To have a

of 0; that is, to form a

polygon.

●

To do the

(putting things

,

, etc.) required to

a

or other

to

for the night.

●

In Philippine English:

To

; to

off.

Noun

●

An end or conclusion.

●

The

of

; the

of

; junction.

●

The point at the

a

when the

is

to buy.

●

A

in wrestling.

●

In Music:

The

of a

of

; cadence.

●

In Music:

A double

the end.

●

In Aviation & Travel:

The time when checkin

will

for a flight.

●

An

, especially a

around a (usually

) building.

●

A

that

a

end.

●

In Scottish English:

A very

between two

, often

by one of the

above the

floor.

●

In Scottish English:

The common

in a tenement.

●

A

close.

●

In Law:

The interest

may

a

of

,

it is not enclosed

Adj

●

Closed, shut.

●

Narrow; confined.

●

At

; near.

●

Intimate; well-loved.

●

In Law:

Intimate; well-loved.

Of a

or other business

,

held.

●

Oppressive; without

or

;

a

of lassitude.

●

In British English, Irish English & Weather:

Hot,

, with no wind.

●

In Linguistics & Phonetics:

Articulated with the

body

the

palate.

●

Strictly

;

guarded.

●

Out of

of

;

;

; hidden.

●

Nearly

; almost

balanced.

●

Short.

●

Dense;

; compact.

●

Concise; to the point.

●

Difficult to obtain.

●

Parsimonious; stingy.

●

Adhering

to a

or

; exact.

●

Accurate;

;

; also,

;

; strict.

●

Marked, evident.

●

Almost, but

(

an

or

); near

●

In Heraldry:

With its

at its

,

,

to its body (typically also

); (of

) in this posture.

Name

●

A surname.

Sourced from

Origin

close

English

clos

French

clausum

Latin

clausus

Latin

closen

Middle English (1100-1500)

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