n. 25B6; verb
she closed the door : SHUT, pull to, push to, slam; fasten, secure.
close the hole : BLOCK (UP/OFF), stop up, plug, seal (up/off), shut up/off, cork, stopper, bung (up); clog (up), choke, obstruct.
the enemy were closing fast : CATCH UP, creep up, near, approach, gain on someone.
the gap is closing : NARROW, reduce, shrink, lessen, get smaller, diminish, contract.
his arms closed around her : MEET, join, connect; form a circle.
he closed the meeting : END, conclude, finish, terminate, wind up, break off, halt, discontinue, dissolve; adjourn, suspend.
the factory is to close : SHUT DOWN, close down, cease production, cease trading, be wound up, go out of business, go bankrupt, go into receivership, go into liquidation; informal fold, go to the wall, go bust.
he closed a deal : CLINCH, settle, secure, seal, confirm, establish; transact, pull off; complete, conclude, fix, agree, finalize; informal wrap up.
open, widen, begin.
25B6; noun the close of the talks : END, finish, conclusion, termination, cessation, completion, resolution; climax, denouement.
beginning.
25A0; close down . See close 2 verb sense 7.