1. 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
2. close - verb
· become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"
Synonym(s): shut
Hypernym(s): change_state, turn
Antonym(s): open
3. 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
4. close - verb
· finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"
Antonym(s): open
5. close - verb
· come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"
Synonym(s): conclude
Hypernym(s): end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
6. close - verb
· complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"
7. 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
8. close - verb
· engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy"
Hypernym(s): prosecute, engage, pursue
9. close - verb
· cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
Antonym(s): open
10. 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
11. close - verb
· come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"
Synonym(s): come_together
Hypernym(s): move
12. 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
13. close - verb
· bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks"
Hypernym(s): join
14. 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
15. close - verb
· fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
Synonym(s): fill_up
Hypernym(s): fill
16. 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
17. close - verb
· finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
18. closed - adjective
· not open or affording passage or access; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains"
Antonym(s): open
19. closed - adjective
· (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints
Antonym(s): open
20. closed - adjective
· not open; "the door slammed shut"
21. closed - adjective
· used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight"
Synonym(s): shut
Antonym(s): open
22. closed - adjective
· requiring union membership; "a closed shop"
23. closed - adjective
· with shutters closed
24. closed - adjective
· not open to the general public; "a closed meeting"
25. closed - adjective
· not having an open mind; "a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas"
Synonym(s): unsympathetic
26. closed - adjective
· blocked against entry; "a closed porch"
Synonym(s): closed_in
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