Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | close - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." | |
3. | close - the concluding part of any performance | |
Verb | 1. | close - cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M." |
2. | close - complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building" | |
3. | close - move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window" Synonyms: shut | |
4. | close - bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours" | |
5. | close - finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board" Antonyms: open - begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech" | |
6. | close - draw near; "The probe closed with the space station" | |
7. | close - come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin" Synonyms: conclude | |
8. | close - become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang" Synonyms: shut | |
9. | close - come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative" Synonyms: come together | |
10. | close - unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound" | |
11. | close - bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks" | |
12. | close - engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy" | |
13. | close - be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night" | |
14. | close - cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop Antonyms: open - display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer | |
15. | close - change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact | |
16. | close - fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?" Synonyms: fill up | |
17. | close - finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning" | |
Adj. | 1. | close - at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships" Antonyms: distant - separated in space or time or coming from or going to a distance; "the distant past"; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call" |
2. | close - close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance" Antonyms: distant - far apart in relevance or relationship; "a distant cousin"; "a distant likeness" | |
3. | close - not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call" Synonyms: near | |
4. | close - rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures" | |
5. | close - marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts" Synonyms: faithful | |
6. | close - (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game" Synonyms: tight | |
7. | close - crowded; "close quarters" Synonyms: confining | |
8. | close - lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke" | |
9. | close - of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave" Synonyms: tight | |
10. | close - strictly confined or guarded; "kept under close custody" | |
11. | close - confined to specific persons; "a close secret" | |
12. | close - fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit" Synonyms: close-fitting, snug | |
13. | close - used of hair or haircuts; "a close military haircut" | |
14. | close - giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" | |
15. | close - inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it" | |
Adv. | 1. | close - near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire" |
2. | close - in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard" |
CLOSE. Signifies the interest in the soil, and not merely a close or
enclosure in the common acceptation of the term. Doct. & Stud. 307 East, 207
2 Stra. 1004; 6 East, 1541 Burr. 133 1 Ch. R. 160.
2. In every case where one man has a right to exclude another from his
land, the law encircles it, if not already enclosed, with an imaginary
fence; and entitles him to a compensation in damages for the injury he
sustains by the act of another passing through his boundary, denominating
the injurious act a breach of the enclosure. Hamm. N. P. 151; Doct. & Stud.
dial. 1, c. 8, p. 30; 2 Whart. 430.
3. An ejectment will not lie for a close. 11 Rep. 55; 1 Rolle's R. 55
Salk. 254 Cro. Eliz. 235; Adams on Eject. 24.