I
adj. , adv. /klous/
near
1) ~ to (~ to tears; we live ~ to town; ~ to the truth)
stingy
( colloq. )
2) ~ with (~ with one's money)
secretive
3) ~ about (~ about one's past)
on intimate terms
4) ~ to, with (~ with one's parents)
misc.
5) to see smt. ~ to ( BE ), up
II
n. /klouz/
finish
1) to bring to a ~
2) to come to, draw to a ~
end of a letter
3) the complimentary ~ (to a letter)
III
v. /klouz/
1) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ about, around, round ('to encircle') (night ~d around us)
2) ( D ; tr. ) to ~ for (to ~ a store for renovations)
3) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ on ('to get near to') (the police were ~ing on the fugitive)
4) ( D ; tr. ) ('to shut') to ~ on (she ~d the door on him)
5) ( D ; tr. ) ('to shut') to ~ to (they ~d their eyes to the truth)
6) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ with ('to engage') (to ~ with the enemy)
7) ( d ; intr. , tr. ) ('to finish') to ~ with (they ~d the concert with a march)
8) ( N ; used with an adjective) ('to shut') she ~d the door tight
9) (s) stocks ~d strong; weak