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Adjective closing has 1 sense

closing - final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks"
Antonyms: opening, beginning, inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden, introductory, starting

Noun closing has 5 senses

shutting, closing - the act of closing something
--₁ is a kind of motion, movement, move, motility
Antonyms: opening

Derived forms: verb close₁₄, verb close₁₆, verb close₄, verb close₈, verb close₃
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

Derived form: verb close₇
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"
--₃ is a kind of approach, approaching, coming

Derived forms: verb close₁₂, verb close₆, verb close₁₀
closure, closedown, closing, shutdown - termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center"
--₄ is a kind of termination, ending, conclusion
--₄ has particulars: plant closing; bank closing; layoff
Derived form: verb close₁
completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up - a concluding action
--₅ is a kind of termination, ending, conclusion
--₅ has particulars:
consummation; consummation; finish, finishing; finalization, finalisation; follow-through; follow-through; graduation

Derived forms: verb close₇, verb close₅

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