1. close - noun
· the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"
Synonym(s): stopping_point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion
2. close - noun
· the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."
Synonym(s): conclusion, end, closing, ending
Hypernym(s): section, subdivision
3. close - noun
· the concluding part of any performance
Synonym(s): finale, closing_curtain, finis
Hypernym(s): finish, finishing
4. close - verb
· move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"
Synonym(s): shut
Antonym(s): open
5. close - verb
· become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"
Synonym(s): shut
Hypernym(s): change_state, turn
Antonym(s): open
6. close - verb
· 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."; "close up the shop"
Synonym(s): close_up, fold, shut_down, close_down
Antonym(s): open
7. close - verb
· finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"
Antonym(s): open
8. close - verb
· come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"
Synonym(s): conclude
Hypernym(s): end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
9. close - verb
· complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"
10. close - verb
· be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"
Hypernym(s): trade
11. close - verb
· engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy"
Hypernym(s): prosecute, engage, pursue
12. close - verb
· cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
Antonym(s): open
13. close - verb
· change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
Hypernym(s): move
14. close - verb
· come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"
Synonym(s): come_together
Hypernym(s): move
15. close - verb
· draw near; "The probe closed with the space station"
Hypernym(s): approach, near, come_on, go_up, draw_near, draw_close, come_near
16. close - verb
· bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks"
Hypernym(s): join
17. close - verb
· bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"
Hypernym(s): barricade, block, blockade, stop, block_off, block_up, bar
18. close - verb
· fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
Synonym(s): fill_up
Hypernym(s): fill
19. close - verb
· unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella"
Synonym(s): close_up
Hypernym(s): join
20. close - verb
· finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
21. close - adjective
· 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"
Antonym(s): distant
22. close - adjective
· close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance"
Antonym(s): distant
23. close - adjective
· 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"
24. close - adjective
· rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures"
25. close - adjective
· marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts"
Synonym(s): faithful
26. close - adjective
· (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game"
Synonym(s): tight
27. close - adjective
· crowded; "close quarters"
Synonym(s): confining
28. close - adjective
· lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke"
Synonym(s): airless, stuffy, unaired
29. close - adjective
· of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave"
Synonym(s): tight
30. close - adjective
· strictly confined or guarded; "kept under close custody"
31. close - adjective
· confined to specific persons; "a close secret"
32. close - adjective
· fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit"
Synonym(s): snug, close-fitting
33. close - adjective
· used of hair or haircuts; "a close military haircut"
34. close - adjective
· giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"
Synonym(s): cheeseparing, near, penny-pinching, skinny
35. close - adjective
· inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"
Synonym(s): closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped
36. close - adverb
· 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"
37. close - adverb
· in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"
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