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Verb (used with object)
Verb (used without object)
Adjective
being in or having proximity in space or time
- The barn is so close to the house that you can hear the animals. His birthday is in May, close to mine.
(of a haircut or shave, the mowing of a lawn, etc.) so executed that the hair, grass, or the like is left flush with the surface or very short.
not open to public or general admission, competition, etc.
- The entire parish participated in the close communication.
(of a delimiting punctuation mark) occurring at the end of a group of words or characters that is set off, as from surrounding text
Noun
Verb phrases
close down,
- to terminate the operation of; discontinue
- to close down an air base because of budget cuts.
- to attempt to control or eliminate
- The city must close down drug traffic.
close in on or upon,
- to approach so as to capture, attack, arrest, etc.
- The hoodlums closed in on their victim.
- to surround or envelop so as to entrap
- a feeling that the room was closing in upon her.
Idioms
close ranks, to unite forces, esp. by overlooking petty differences, in order to deal with an adverse or challenging situation; to join together in a show of unity
- esp. to the public
- When the newspaper story broke suggesting possible corruption in the government, the politicians all closed ranks.
Antonyms
Synonyms
adjective
- abutting , across the street , adjacent , adjoining , approaching , around the corner , at hand , contiguous , convenient , give or take a little , handy , hard by , immediate , imminent , impending , in spitting distance , in the ball park , near-at-hand , nearest , nearly , neighboring , next , nigh , proximate , under one’s nose , warm , circumscribed , close-grained , compact , confined , confining , congested , consolidated , cropped , crowded , firm , impenetrable , impermeable , jam-packed , narrow , packed , restricted , short , solid , substantial , thick , tight , conscientious , exact , faithful , lifelike , literal , resembling , similar , strict , attached , buddy-buddy * , chummy , confidential , cozy with , dear , devoted , familiar , inseparable , kissing cousins , loving , making it with , on top of each other , palsy-walsy * , private , related , thick * , thick as thieves , thick with , airless , breathless , choky , fusty , heavy , moldy , motionless , muggy , musty , stagnant , stale , stale-smelling , sticky , stifling , stuffy , suffocating , sultry , sweltering , sweltry , uncomfortable , unventilated , buttoning one’s lip , buttoning up , clamming up , close-lipped , closemouthed , hidden , hush-hush * , mum’s the word , on the q. t. , reticent , retired , secluded , secretive , silent , taciturn , tight chops , tight-lipped * , uncommunicative , unforthcoming , zipping one’s lips , chintzy * , closefisted , illiberal , mean , mingy , miserly , niggardly , parsimonious , penny-pinching , penurious , skimpy , skinflint * , tight-fisted , ungenerous , near , nearby , friendly , intimate , dense , neck and neck , nip and tuck , full , rigorous , cramped , snug , close-mouthed , incommunicable , incommunicative , reserved , tightlipped , uncommunicable , cheap , close-fisted , costive , hard-fisted , niggard , petty , pinching , tightfisted
noun
- adjournment , cease , cessation , completion , conclusion , culmination , denouement , desistance , end , finale , finish , period , stop , termination , windup
verb
- bang , bar , block , bolt , button , caulk , choke , clap , clench , clog , confine , congest , cork , dam , exclude , fasten , fill , lock , occlude , plug , prevent passage , put to , retard flow , screen , secure , shut , shut off , shutter , slam , stopper , stop up , stuff , turn off , button down , button up , call it a day , call off , cap , cease , clear , clinch , conclude , consummate , culminate , cut loose , determine , discontinue , do , drop the curtain , end , fold , fold up , halt , pack it in , put a lid on , put to bed , sew up , shut down , terminate , ultimate , wind down , wind up * , wrap up * , agree , bind , chain , coalesce , come together , connect , couple , encounter , fuse , grapple , inclose , meet , put together , tie , tie up
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