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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
close
    adv 1: near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding
           day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until
           they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation";
           "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the
           bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the
           fire" [syn: near, nigh, close]
    2: in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"
       [syn: close, closely, tight]
    adj 1: at or within a short distance in space or time or having
           elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are
           we to town?"; "a close formation of ships" [ant:
           distant]
    2: close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are
       all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close
       resemblance" [ant: distant, remote]
    3: not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances;
       "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near
       equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near
       thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she
       was close to tears"; "had a close call" [syn: near,
       close, nigh] [ant: far]
    4: rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close
       supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept
       a close watch on expenditures"
    5: marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a
       faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the
       observed facts" [syn: close, faithful]
    6: (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close
       contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game" [syn: close,
       tight]
    7: crowded; "close quarters" [syn: close, confining]
    8: lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully
       close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with
       smoke" [syn: airless, close, stuffy, unaired]
    9: of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very
       tight weave" [syn: close, tight]
    10: strictly confined or guarded; "kept under close custody"
    11: confined to specific persons; "a close secret"
    12: fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit" [syn:
        close, snug, close-fitting]
    13: used of hair or haircuts; "a close military haircut"
    14: giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing
        administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a
        penny-pinching miserly old man" [syn: cheeseparing,
        close, near, penny-pinching, skinny]
    15: inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging
        information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends
        kept close about it" [syn: close, closelipped,
        closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped]
    n 1: the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point
         of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up
         at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of
         the season" [syn: stopping point, finale, finis,
         finish, last, conclusion, close]
    2: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to
       say..." [syn: conclusion, end, close, closing,
       ending]
    3: the concluding part of any performance [syn: finale,
       close, closing curtain, finis]
    v 1: move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make
         shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window" [syn: close,
         shut] [ant: open, open up]
    2: become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang" [syn:
       close, shut] [ant: open, open up]
    3: 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" [syn:
       close up, close, fold, shut down, close down] [ant:
       open, open up]
    4: finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting
       was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board" [ant:
       open]
    5: come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by
       Chopin" [syn: conclude, close]
    6: complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We
       closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the
       building"
    7: be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market
       closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last
       night"
    8: engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy"
    9: cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer
       desktop [ant: open]
    10: change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and
        foot are closer to the intended point of impact
    11: come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around
        her long lost relative" [syn: close, come together]
    12: draw near; "The probe closed with the space station"
    13: bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management
        closed ranks"
    14: bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be
        closed for several hours"
    15: fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
        [syn: close, fill up]
    16: unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of;
        "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close
        up an umbrella" [syn: close up, close]
    17: finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief
        pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Close \Close\, v. i.
   1. To come together; to unite or coalesce, as the parts of a
      wound, or parts separated.
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            What deep wounds ever closed without a scar?
                                                  --Byron.
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   2. To end, terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate
      closed at six o'clock.
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   3. To grapple; to engage in hand-to-hand fight.
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            They boldly closed in a hand-to-hand contest.
                                                  --Prescott.
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   To close on or To close upon, to come to a mutual
      agreement; to agree on or join in. "Would induce France
      and Holland to close upon some measures between them to
      our disadvantage." --Sir W. Temple.

   To close with.
      (a) To accede to; to consent or agree to; as, to close
          with the terms proposed.
      (b) To make an agreement with.

   To close with the land (Naut.), to approach the land.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Close \Close\, n.
   1. The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
      [Obs.]
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            The doors of plank were; their close exquisite.
                                                  --Chapman.
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   2. Conclusion; cessation; ending; end.
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            His long and troubled life was drawing to a close.
                                                  --Macaulay.
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   3. A grapple in wrestling. --Bacon.
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   4. (Mus.)
      (a) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
      (b) A double bar marking the end.
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                At every close she made, the attending throng
                Replied, and bore the burden of the song.
                                                  --Dryden.

   Syn: Conclusion; termination; cessation; end; ending;
        extremity; extreme.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Close \Close\ (kl[=o]s), a. [Compar. Closer (kl[=o]"s[~e]r);
   superl. Closest.] [Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See
   Close, v. t.]
   1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box.
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            From a close bower this dainty music flowed.
                                                  --Dryden.
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   2. Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters. "A
      close prison." --Dickens.
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   3. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a
      feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc.
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            If the rooms be low-roofed, or full of windows and
            doors, the one maketh the air close, . . . and the
            other maketh it exceeding unequal.    --Bacon.
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   4. Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close
      prisoner.
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   5. Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden. "He
      yet kept himself close because of Saul." --1 Chron. xii. 1
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            "Her close intent."                   --Spenser.
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   6. Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent. "For
      secrecy, no lady closer." --Shak.
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   7. Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact;
      as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as
      applied to liquids.
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            The golden globe being put into a press, . . . the
            water made itself way through the pores of that very
            close metal.                          --Locke.
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   8. Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning. "Where the
      original is close no version can reach it in the same
      compass." --Dryden.
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   9. Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; --
      often followed by to.
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            Plant the spring crocuses close to a wall.
                                                  --Mortimer.
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            The thought of the Man of sorrows seemed a very
            close thing -- not a faint hearsay.   --G. Eliot.
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   10. Short; as, to cut grass or hair close.
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   11. Intimate; familiar; confidential.
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             League with you I seek
             And mutual amity, so strait, so close,
             That I with you must dwell, or you with me.
                                                  --Milton.
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   12. Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote.
       "A close contest." --Prescott.
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   13. Difficult to obtain; as, money is close. --Bartlett.
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   14. Parsimonious; stingy. "A crusty old fellow, as close as a
       vise." --Hawthorne.
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   15. Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact;
       strict; as, a close translation. --Locke.
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   16. Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating;
       strict; not wandering; as, a close observer.
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   17. (Phon.) Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of
       the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French,
       Italian, and German; -- opposed to open.
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   Close borough. See under Borough.

   Close breeding. See under Breeding.

   Close communion, communion in the Lord's supper, restricted
      to those who have received baptism by immersion.

   Close corporation, a body or corporation which fills its
      own vacancies.

   Close fertilization. (Bot.) See Fertilization.

   Close harmony (Mus.), compact harmony, in which the tones
      composing each chord are not widely distributed over
      several octaves.

   Close time, a fixed period during which killing game or
      catching certain fish is prohibited by law.

   Close vowel (Pron.), a vowel which is pronounced with a
      diminished aperture of the lips, or with contraction of
      the cavity of the mouth.

   Close to the wind (Naut.), directed as nearly to the point
      from which the wind blows as it is possible to sail;
      closehauled; -- said of a vessel.
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6. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Close \Close\ (? or ?), n. [OF. & F. clos an inclosure, fr.
   clos, p. p. of clore. See Close, v. t.]
   1. 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.
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            Closes surrounded by the venerable abodes of deans
            and canons.                           --Macaulay.
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   2. A narrow passage leading from a street to a court, and the
      houses within. [Eng.] --Halliwell
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   3. (Law) The interest which one may have in a piece of
      ground, even though it is not inclosed. --Bouvier.
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7. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Close \Close\ (kl[=o]s), adv.
   1. In a close manner.
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   2. Secretly; darkly. [Obs.]
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            A wondrous vision which did close imply
            The course of all her fortune and posterity.
                                                  --Spenser.
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8. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
CLOSE. Signifies the interest in the soil, and not merely a close or 
enclosure in the common acceptation of the term. Doct. & Stud. 307 East, 207 
2 Stra. 1004; 6 East, 1541 Burr. 133 1 Ch. R. 160. 
     2. In every case where one man has a right to exclude another from his 
land, the law encircles it, if not already enclosed, with an imaginary 
fence; and entitles him to a compensation in damages for the injury he 
sustains by the act of another passing through his boundary, denominating 
the injurious act a breach of the enclosure. Hamm. N. P. 151; Doct. & Stud. 
dial. 1, c. 8, p. 30; 2 Whart. 430. 
     3. An ejectment will not lie for a close. 11 Rep. 55; 1 Rolle's R. 55 
Salk. 254 Cro. Eliz. 235; Adams on Eject. 24. 



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