| • | To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door. |
| • | To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up. |
| • | To bring to an end or period; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to end; to consummate; as, to close a bargain; to close a course of instruction. |
| • | To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to confine. |
| • | To come together; to unite or coalesce, as the parts of a wound, or parts separated. |
| • | To end, terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate closed at six o'clock. |
| • | To grapple; to engage in hand-to-hand fight. |
| • | The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction. |
| • | Conclusion; cessation; ending; end. |
| • | A grapple in wrestling. |
| • | The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence. |
| • | A double bar marking the end. |
| • | An inclosed place; especially, a small field or piece of land surrounded by a wall, hedge, or fence of any kind; -- specifically, the precinct of a cathedral or abbey. |
| • | A narrow passage leading from a street to a court, and the houses within. |
| • | The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not inclosed. |
| • | Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box. |
| • | Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters. |
| • | Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc. |
| • | Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close prisoner. |
| • | Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden. |
| • | Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent. |
| • | Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact; as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as applied to liquids. |
| • | Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning. |
| • | Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; -- often followed by to. |
| • | Short; as, to cut grass or hair close. |
| • | Intimate; familiar; confidential. |
| • | Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote. |
| • | Difficult to obtain; as, money is close. |
| • | Parsimonious; stingy. |
| • | Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact; strict; as, a close translation. |
| • | Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict; not wandering; as, a close observer. |
| • | Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; -- opposed to open. |
| • | In a close manner. |
| • | Secretly; darkly. |
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