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Adjective close has 15 senses

close - 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"
Antonyms: distant, away, deep, extreme, far-flung, out-of-town, yonder, yon, nonadjacent
close - close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance"
Antonyms: distant, faraway, loosely knit, remote, removed, ulterior
near, close - 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"
close - rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures"
Antonym: careless (indirect, via careful)
close, faithful - marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts"
Antonym: inaccurate (indirect, via accurate)
close, tight - (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game"
Antonym: unequal (indirect, via equal)
close, confining - crowded; "close quarters"
Antonym: unconfined (indirect, via confined)
airless, close, stuffy, unaired - lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke"
Antonym: ventilated (indirect, via unventilated)
close, tight - of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave"
Antonym: coarse (indirect, via fine)
close - strictly confined or guarded; "kept under close custody"
Antonym: unrestrained (indirect, via restrained)
close - confined to specific persons; "a close secret"
Antonym: public (indirect, via private)
close, snug, close-fitting - fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit"
Antonym: loose (indirect, via tight)
close - used of hair or haircuts; "a close military haircut"
Antonym: long (indirect, via short)
cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching - giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"
Antonym: generous (indirect, via stingy)
close, closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped - inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"
Antonyms: communicative, communicatory (indirect, via uncommunicative)

Adverbial close has 2 senses

near, nigh, close - 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"
close, closely, tight - in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"

Noun close has 3 senses

stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close - 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"
--₁ is a kind of end, ending

Derived forms: verb close₇, verb close₅, verb close₁
conclusion, end, close, closing, ending - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."
--₂ is a kind of section, subdivision
--₂ is a part of narration, recital, yarn; address, speech
--₂ has particulars:
anticlimax, bathos; epilogue, epilog; epilogue, epilog; peroration; finale, coda
finale, close, closing curtain, finis - the concluding part of any performance
--₃ is a kind of finish, finishing

Derived form: verb close₇

Verb close has 17 senses

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."
Antonyms: open, open up

Derived forms: noun closer₁, noun closure₇, noun close₁, noun closing₄
Sample sentence:
The business is going to close
close - complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"
--₂ is one way to end, terminate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
close, shut - move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"
Antonyms: open, open up

Derived forms: noun closure₆, noun closing₁
Sample sentence:
They want to close the doors
close - bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"
--₄ is one way to barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar

Derived forms: noun closure₆, noun closing₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
close - finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"
--₅ is one way to end, terminate
Antonyms: open

Derived forms: noun closure₇, noun close₁, noun closing₅
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
close - draw near; "The probe closed with the space station"
--₆ is one way to approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near

Derived forms: noun closure₁, noun closing₃
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
conclude, close - come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"
--₇ is one way to end, stop, finish, terminate, cease

Derived forms: noun close₁, noun close₃, noun closing₂, noun closing₅
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
close, shut - become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"
--₈ is one way to change state, turn
Antonyms: open, open up

Derived form: noun closing₁
Sample sentence:
The doors close
close, come together - come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"
--₉ is one way to move
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
close - unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"
--₁₀ is one way to join, bring together

Derived form: noun closing₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
close - bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks"
--₁₁ is one way to join, bring together
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
close - engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy"
--₁₂ is one way to prosecute, engage, pursue

Derived form: noun closing₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
close - be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"
--₁₃ is one way to trade
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
close - cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
--₁₄ is one way to end, terminate
Antonyms: open

Derived forms: noun closure₇, noun closing₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
close - change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
--₁₅ is one way to move
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
close, fill up - fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
--₁₆ is one way to fill

Derived forms: noun closure₆, noun closing₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
close - finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
--₁₇ is one way to complete, finish
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s