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Close \Close\ (kl[=o]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Closed}
(kl[=o]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Closing}.] [From OF. & F. clos,
p. p. of clore to close, fr. L. claudere; akin to G.
schliessen to shut, and to E. clot, cloister, clavicle,
conclude, sluice. Cf. {Clause}, n.]
1. To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close
the eyes; to close a door.
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2. To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to
close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up.
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3. 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.
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One frugal supper did our studies close. --Dryden.
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4. To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to
confine.
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The depth closed me round about. --Jonah ii. 5.
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But now thou dost thyself immure and close
In some one corner of a feeble heart. --Herbert.
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{A closed sea}, a sea within the jurisdiction of some
particular nation, which controls its navigation.
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closing \closing\ adj.
final or ending; terminal; as, the closing stages of the
election; the closing weeks of the year; the closing scene of
the film; closing remarks. Opposite of {opening}. [Narrower
terms: {year-end}]
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closing \closing\ n.
1. the act of closing something.

Syn: shutting.
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2. the last section of a communication.

Syn: conclusion, close, ending.
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3. termination of operations.

Syn: closure, closedown, shutdown.
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4. a concluding action.

Syn: completion, culmination, windup, mop up.
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5. (Commerce) the final action in a commercial transaction,
especially the meeting between buyer and seller (and in
some cases mortgagee), or their representatives, in a
transaction for sale of real estate in which all documents
are signed and all procedures carried out to complete the
sale; -- called also {real estate closing}.
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