-ōz- verb
Etymology: close (I)
transitive verb
1. : to bring to a complete conclusion or settlement
2. : to restrain by legal measures from further business operations
3. printing
a. : to remove or reduce the spacing material between (units of set type matter)
b. : to assemble (type matter set in separate takes)
intransitive verb
1. : to converge in close array
2. : to discontinue business operations
3. : to retreat into complete silence : become uncommunicative
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- close up shop