close
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～ 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"
close
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～ be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"
close
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～ finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
close
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～ bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks"
close
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～ engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy"
close
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～ cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
close
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～ complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"
close
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～ unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella"
close
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～ finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"
close
— Adverb
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～ 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"
close
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～ in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"
close
— Adjective
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～ marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts"
close
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～ rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures"
close
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～ crowded; "close quarters"
close
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～ of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave"
close
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～ inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"
close
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～ giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"
close
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～ strictly confined or guarded; "kept under close custody"
close
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～ 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"
close
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～ confined to specific persons; "a close secret"