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.


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