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Definition of close 1 in English English dictionary

to close the door on something: see door to close your eyes to something: see eye to close ranks: see rank see also closed, closing

If a place such as a factory, shop, or school closes, or if it is closed, all work or activity stops there permanently. Many enterprises will be forced to close If they do close the local college I'll have to go to Worcester. Close down means the same as close. Minford closed down the business and went into politics Many of the smaller stores have closed down. + closing clos·ing since the closing of the steelworks in nearby Duquesne in 1984. = closure

To close a conversation, event, or matter means to bring it to an end or to complete it. Judge Isabel Oliva said last night: `I have closed the case. There was no foul play.' The Prime Minister is said to now consider the matter closed. the closing ceremony of the National Political Conference

When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered. If you are cold, close the window Zacharias heard the door close Keep the curtains closed. = shut open

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To close a road or border means to block it in order to prevent people from using it. They were cut off from the West in 1948 when their government closed that border crossing

If you close something such as a computer file or window, you give the computer an instruction to remove it from the screen. To close your document, press CTRL+W on your keyboard

If you close a bank account, you take all your money out of it and inform the bank that you will no longer be using the account. He had closed his account with the bank five years earlier. open

When a place closes or is closed, work or activity stops there for a short period. Shops close only on Christmas Day and New Year's Day It was Saturday; they could close the office early Government troops closed the airport The restaurant was closed for the night. = shut open

When you close your eyes or your eyes close, your eyelids move downwards, so that you can no longer see. Bess closed her eyes and fell asleep When we sneeze, our eyes close

On the stock market or the currency markets, if a share price or a currency closes at a particular value, that is its value at the end of the day's business. Dawson shares closed at 219p, up 5p The US dollar closed higher in Tokyo today. open

When you close something such as an open book or umbrella, you move the different parts of it together. Slowly he closed the book

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The close of a period of time or an activity is the end of it. To bring or draw something to a close means to end it. By the close of business last night, most of the big firms were hailing yesterday's actions as a success Brian's retirement brings to a close a glorious chapter in British football history = end