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close C0415300 (klōs)adj. clos·er, clos·est 1. Being near in space or time. See Usage Note at redundancy.2. Being near in relationship: close relatives.3. Bound by mutual interests, loyalties, or affections; intimate: close friends.4. Having little or no space between elements or parts; tight and compact: a close weave.5. Being near the surface; short: a close haircut.6. Being on the brink of: close to tears.7. Decided by a narrow margin; almost even: a close election.8. Faithful to the original: a close copy.9. Very attentive; rigorous; thorough: a close reading; close supervision.10. Shut; closed.11. Shut in; enclosed.12. Confining or narrow; crowded: close quarters.13. Fitting tightly: close garments.14. Warm and humid or stuffy: close weather; a close room.15. Confined to specific persons or groups: a close secret.16. Strictly confined or guarded: kept under close custody.17. Secretive; reticent: was close about her personal life.18. Giving or spending with reluctance; stingy: He is known to be close with his money.19. Not easily acquired; scarce: Money was close.20. Linguistics Pronounced with the tongue near the palate, as the ee in meet. Used of vowels.21. Marked by more rather than less punctuation, especially commas.v. (klōz) closed, clos·ing, clos·es v.tr.1. To move (a door, for example) so that an opening or passage is covered or obstructed; shut.2. To bar access to: closed the road for repairs.3. To fill or stop up: closed the cracks with plaster.4. To stop the operations of permanently or temporarily: closed down the factory.5. To make unavailable for use: closed the area to development; closed the database to further changes.6. To bring to an end; terminate: close a letter; close a bank account.7. To bring together all the elements or parts of: Management closed ranks and ostracized the troublemaker.8. To join or unite; bring into contact: close a circuit.9. To draw or bind together the edges of: close a wound.10. Sports To modify (one's stance), as in baseball or golf, by turning the body so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact with the ball.11. To complete the final details or negotiations on: close a deal.12. Archaic To enclose on all sides.v.intr.1. To become shut: The door closed quietly.2. To come to an end; finish: The book closes on a hopeful note.3. To reach an agreement; come to terms: We close on the house next week.4. To cease operation: The shop closes at six.5. To be priced or listed at a specified amount when trading ends: Stocks closed higher on Monday.6. a. To engage at close quarters: closed with the enemy.b. To draw near: The orbiter closed with the space station in preparation for docking.7. To come together: My arms closed around the little child.8. Baseball To finish a game by protecting a lead. Used of relief pitchers.n. (klōz)1. The act of closing.2. A conclusion; a finish: The meeting came to a close.3. Music The concluding part of a phrase or theme; a cadence.4. (klōs) An enclosed place, especially land surrounding or beside a cathedral or other building.5. (klōs) Chiefly British A narrow way or alley.6. Archaic A fight at close quarters.adv. (klōs) closer, closest In a close position or manner; closely: stayed close together.Phrasal Verbs: close in1. To seem to be gathering in on all sides: The problems closed in.2. To advance on a target so as to block escape: The police closed in on the sniper.3. To surround so as to make unusable: The airport was closed in by fog. close out1. To dispose of (a line of merchandise) at reduced prices.2. To terminate, as by selling: close out a business.Idioms: close the book on To make a final effort regarding (something); bring to a conclusion: closed the book on her career with a fine performance. close to home/the bone So as to affect one's feelings or interests: Her comment hit close to home. close to the wind Nautical At a close angle into the direction from which the wind is blowing: sailing close to the wind.
[Middle English clos, closed, from Old French, from Latin clausus, past participle of claudere, to close. V., from Middle English closen, from Old French clore, clos-, from Latin claudere.]
clos′a·ble, close′a·ble (klō′zə-bəl) adj.close′ly adv.close′ness n.clos′ing (klō′zĭng) n.Synonyms: close, immediate, near, proximate
These adjectives mean not far from another in space, time, or relationship: an airport close to town; her immediate family; his nearest relative; the proximate neighborhood. See Also Synonyms at complete.Antonym: farclose out (kləʊz) vb (Accounting & Book-keeping) (adverb) to terminate (a client's or other account) on which the margin is inadequate or exhausted, usually by sale of securities to realize cashnthe termination of an account on which the margin is exhaustedThesaurus| Verb | 1. | close out - make impossible, especially beforehandrule out, precludeobviate, rid of, eliminate - do away with | | 2. | close out - terminate by selling off or disposing of; "He closed out his line of sports cars"chuck out, discard, cast aside, cast away, throw away, toss away, toss out, put away, throw out, cast out, dispose, fling, toss - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" | | 3. | close out - terminate; "We closed out our account"terminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" |
closeadjective1. Not far from another in space, time, or relation:adjacent, contiguous, immediate, near, nearby, nigh, proximate.Idioms: at hand, under one's nose, within a stone's throw, within hailing distance.2. Very closely associated:chummy, familiar, friendly, intimate.Informal: thick.Slang: tight.Idiom: hand in glove with.3. Having all parts near to each other:compact, crowded, dense, packed, thick, tight.4. Nearly equivalent or even:neck and neck, nip and tuck, tight.5. Not deviating from correctness, accuracy, or completeness:exact, faithful, full, rigorous, strict.6. Affording little room for movement:confining, cramped, crowded, narrow, snug, tight.7. Oppressive due to a lack of fresh air:airless, stifling, stuffy.8. Not speaking freely or openly:close-mouthed, incommunicable, incommunicative, reserved, reticent, silent, taciturn, tightlipped, uncommunicable, uncommunicative.9. Ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money:cheap, close-fisted, costive, hard-fisted, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, petty, pinching, stingy, tight, tightfisted.verb1. To move (a door, for example) in order to cover an opening:shut.2. To plug up something, as a hole, space, or container:block, choke, clog, congest, cork, fill, plug, stop.3. To bring or come to a natural or proper end:complete, conclude, consummate, end, finish, terminate, wind up, wrap up.4. To come together:converge, meet.phrasal verb
close inTo surround and advance upon:besiege, enclose, envelop, hedge, hem.phrasal verb
close offTo set apart from a group:cut off, insulate, isolate, seclude, segregate, separate, sequester.phrasal verb
close outTo get rid of completely by selling, especially in quantity or at a discount:dump, sell off, sell out, unload.noun1. A concluding or terminating:cease, cessation, closing, closure, completion, conclusion, consummation, end, ending, end of the line, finish, period, stop, stopping point, termination, terminus, wind-up, wrap-up.2. The last part:conclusion, end, ending, finale, finish, last, termination, wind-up, wrap-up.3. An area partially or entirely enclosed by walls or buildings:atrium, court, courtyard, enclosure, quad, quadrangle, yard.adverbTo a point near in time, space, or relation:closely, hard, near, nearby, nigh.close out
close out1. verb To prevent from entering a certain place or area. A noun or pronoun can be used between "close" and "out." Keep that door shut—I'm trying to close out the bugs.2. verb To sell the remaining inventory of an item that will not be restocked. A noun or pronoun can be used between "close" and "out." We need close out this model of TV, so we're offering a deep discount.3. verb To end the registration period for something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "close" and "out." I'm sorry, so many people signed up for the workshop that we had to close it out.4. verb To exclude one from something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "close" and "out." I'm in this relationship too, so stop closing me out of decisions. Unfortunately, we got to the studio late and were closed out of the class.5. verb To bring about the end of something; to conclude something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "close" and "out." If the home team wins tonight, they can close out this playoff series and move on to the next round.6. verb To discontinue something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "close" and "out." What steps do I have to take to close out my account with your bank?7. adjective A sale of the remaining inventory of an item that will not be restocked, usually at a significant discount. In this usage, the phrase is typically hyphenated or written as one word. I bought so many things because the store was having a big close-out sale.See also: close, outclose something out 1. to sell off a particular kind of merchandise with the intention of not selling it in the future. These are not selling. Let's close them out. They closed out all of last season's merchandise. 2. to prevent further registration in something. We are going to have to close this class out. The registrar closed out the class.See also: close, outclose out1. Also, close something out. Dispose of a stock of goods; end a business. For example, We are closing out all our china, or They've decided to close out their downtown branch. This expression is most often used in business and commerce but occasionally refers to other matters. [Late 1800s] 2. close someone out. Prevent someone's entry or inclusion, as in No one will tell us about the merger-we've been closed out. [Second half of 1900s] See also: close, outclose outv.1. To block someone or something from entering some place: I shut the windows to close out the light. The management closed the striking union out from the factory.2. To refuse to include someone in a group or activity: The tour guide had to close out many people who wanted to come on the trip because the bus was full. The school closed me out of the class because I registered too late.3. To discontinue the sale of some merchandise: The store is closing out its old line of hiking boots, so they're on sale. This is a good brand of refrigerator, so buy one before the store closes them out.4. To terminate something, as a business or an account, by disposing of all its assets: She opened a new bank account and closed out the old one. He closed his savings account out and bought a new car.5. To bring some activity to an end: This performance will close out our program for the evening. Just when we thought the tennis match might go to a third set, one of the players closed it out with two aces.See also: close, outEncyclopediaSeecloseFinancialSeeCloseclose out
Related to close out: close offSynonyms for close outverb make impossible, especially beforehandSynonymsRelated Wordsverb terminate by selling off or disposing ofRelated Words- chuck out
- discard
- cast aside
- cast away
- throw away
- toss away
- toss out
- put away
- throw out
- cast out
- dispose
- fling
- toss
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