1. (

• shutting ,
• closing ,

) the act of closing something ;

2. (

• conclusion ,
• end ,
• close ,
• closing ,
• ending ,

) the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." ;

3. (

• closing ,
• closure ,

) approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision" ;

4. (

• closure ,
• closedown ,
• closing ,
• shutdown

) termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center" ;

5. (

• completion ,
• culmination ,
• closing ,
• windup ,
• mop_up

) a concluding action ;

1. (

• close ,
• shut

) move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window" ;

2. (

• close ,
• shut ,

) become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang" ;

3. (

• close_up ,
• close ,
• fold ,
• shut_down ,
• close_down

) 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" ;

4. (

• close ,

) finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board" ;

5. (

• conclude ,
• close

) come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin" ;

6. (

• close ,

) complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building" ;

7. (

• close ,

) be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night" ;

8. (

• close ,

) engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy" ;

9. (

• close ,

) cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop ;

10. (

• close ,

) change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact ;

11. (

• close ,
• come_together ,

) come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative" ;

12. (

• close ,

) draw near; "The probe closed with the space station" ;

13. (

• close ,

) bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks" ;

14. (

• close ,

) bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours" ;

15. (

• close ,
• fill_up ,

) fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?" ;

16. (

• close_up ,
• close ,

) unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella" ;

17. (

• close ,

) finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning" ;

1. (

• closing

) final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks" ;