Close(n.)
- To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.
Close(n.)
- To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up.
Close(n.)
- 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.
Close(n.)
- To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to confine.
Close(v. i.)
- To come together; to unite or coalesce, as the parts of a wound, or parts separated.
Close(v. i.)
- To end, terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate closed at six o'clock.
Close(v. i.)
- To grapple; to engage in hand-to-hand fight.
Close(n.)
- The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
Close(v. t.)
- 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.
Close(v. t.)
- A narrow passage leading from a street to a court, and the houses within.
Close(v. t.)
- The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not inclosed.
Close(v. t.)
- Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box.
Close(v. t.)
- Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters.
Close(v. t.)
- Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc.
Close(v. t.)
- Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close prisoner.
Close(v. t.)
- Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
Close(v. t.)
- Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent.
Close(v. t.)
- Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact; as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as applied to liquids.
Close(v. t.)
- Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning.
Close(v. t.)
- Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; -- often followed by to.
Close(v. t.)
- Short; as, to cut grass or hair close.
Close(v. t.)
- Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact; strict; as, a close translation.
Close(v. t.)
- Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict; not wandering; as, a close observer.
Close(v. t.)
- Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; -- opposed to open.