close

Pronunciation: /ˈkləʊz/

The English word “close” has 20 meanings listed here.

verb

To move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap or opening between the two is removed.
To obstruct or block.
To become denser or more crowded with objects.
To make or become unreceptive.
To move to a position preventing fluid from flowing.
To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.
To grapple; to engage in close combat.
To angle (a club, bat or other hitting implement) downwards and/or (for a right-hander) anticlockwise of straight.
To end or conclude.
To finish; to come to an end.
To conclude (a sale).
To perform as the final act at (a show etc.).
To make the final outs, usually three, of a game.
To cancel or reverse (a trading position).
To put out of use or operation.
To cease operation or cease to be available.
To cease trading for the day, or permanently.
To do the tasks (putting things away, locking doors, etc.) required to prepare a store or other establishment to shut down for the night.
To terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc.
To turn off; to switch off.

Etymology

From Middle English closen (“to close, enclose”), partly continuing (in altered form) earlier Middle English clusen (“to close”) from Old English clȳsan (“to close, shut”); compare beclose, foreclose, etc.), and partly derived from Middle English clos (“close, shut up, confined, secret”, adjective), from Old French clos (“close, confined”, adjective), from Latin clausus (“shut up”, past…

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