Collins English-English Dictionary

close [kləυs]

1. 1. adj near in space or time; in proximity

2. 2. adj closed restricted or prohibited as to the type of game or fish able to be taken

3. 3. adj having the parts near together; dense

   a close formation

4. 4. adj [phonetics] closed narrow denoting a vowel pronounced with the lips relatively close together

5. 5. adj down or near to the surface; short

   a close haircut

6. 6. adj near in relationship

   a close relative

7. 7. adj intimate or confidential

   a close friend

8. 8. adj almost equal or even

   a close contest

9. 9. adj not deviating or varying greatly from a model or standard

   a close resemblance

   a close translation

10. 10. adj careful, strict, or searching

    a close study

11. 11. adj (of a style of play in football, hockey, etc) characterized by short passes

12. 12. adj confined or enclosed

13. 13. adj shut or shut tight

14. 14. adj oppressive, heavy, or airless

    a close atmosphere

15. 15. adj strictly guarded

    a close prisoner

16. 16. adj neat or tight in fit

    a close cap

17. 17. adj secretive or reticent

18. 18. adj miserly; not generous, esp with money

19. 19. adj (of money or credit) hard to obtain; scarce

20. 20. adj restricted as to public admission or membership

21. 21. adj hidden or secluded

22. 22. adv closely; tightly

23. 23. adv near or in proximity

24. 24. adv [Etymology] C13: from Old French clos close, enclosed, from Latin clausus shut up, from claudere to close

close [kləυz]

1. 1. vb to put or be put in such a position as to cover an opening; shut

   the door closed behind him

2. 2. vt. [tr] to bar, obstruct, or fill up (an entrance, a hole, etc)

   to close a road

3. 3. vt. to bring the parts or edges of (a wound, etc) together or (of a wound, etc) to be brought together

4. 4. vi. [intr; foll by on, over, etc] to take hold

   his hand closed over the money

5. 5. vi. to bring or be brought to an end; terminate

6. 6. vi. to complete (an agreement, a deal, etc) successfully or (of an agreement, deal, etc) to be completed successfully

7. 7. vi. to cease or cause to cease to render service

   the shop closed at six

8. 8. vi. [intr] [stock exchange] to have a value at the end of a day's trading, as specified

   steels closed two points down

9. 9. vi. to complete an electrical circuit

10. 10. vt. [tr] [nautical] to pass near

11. 11. vt. [tr] [archaic] to enclose or shut in

12. 12. n the act of closing

13. 13. n the end or conclusion

    the close of the day

14. 14. n a place of joining or meeting

15. 15. n [law] private property, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge, or wall

16. 16. n [Brit] a courtyard or quadrangle enclosed by buildings or an entry leading to such a courtyard

17. 17. n [Brit] [capital when part of a street name] a small quiet residential road

    Hillside Close

18. 18. n [Brit] a field

19. 19. n the precincts of a cathedral or similar building

20. 20. n [Scot] the entry from the street to a tenement building

21. 21. n another word for cadence

22. 22. n [music] [archaic or rare] an encounter in battle; grapple

23. 23. n See also close down close in close out close-up close with