Result from Foreign Dictionaries (1 entries found)

From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: close adv 1: 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" [syn: {near}, {nigh}, {close}] 2: in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard" [syn: {close}, {closely}, {tight}] adj 1: 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" [ant: {distant}] 2: close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance" [ant: {distant}, {remote}] 3: 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" [syn: {near}, {close}, {nigh}] [ant: {far}] 4: rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures" 5: marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts" [syn: {close}, {faithful}] 6: (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game" [syn: {close}, {tight}] 7: crowded; "close quarters" [syn: {close}, {confining}] 8: lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke" [syn: {airless}, {close}, {stuffy}, {unaired}] 9: of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave" [syn: {close}, {tight}] 10: strictly confined or guarded; "kept under close custody" 11: confined to specific persons; "a close secret" 12: fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit" [syn: {close}, {snug}, {close-fitting}] 13: used of hair or haircuts; "a close military haircut" 14: giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" [syn: {cheeseparing}, {close}, {near}, {penny-pinching}, {skinny}] 15: inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it" [syn: {close}, {closelipped}, {closemouthed}, {secretive}, {tightlipped}] n 1: 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" [syn: {stopping point}, {finale}, {finis}, {finish}, {last}, {conclusion}, {close}] 2: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." [syn: {conclusion}, {end}, {close}, {closing}, {ending}] 3: the concluding part of any performance [syn: {finale}, {close}, {closing curtain}, {finis}] v 1: move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window" [syn: {close}, {shut}] [ant: {open}, {open up}] 2: become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang" [syn: {close}, {shut}] [ant: {open}, {open up}] 3: 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."; "close up the shop" [syn: {close up}, {close}, {fold}, {shut down}, {close down}] [ant: {open}, {open up}] 4: finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board" [ant: {open}] 5: come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin" [syn: {conclude}, {close}] 6: complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building" 7: be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night" 8: engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy" 9: cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop [ant: {open}] 10: change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact 11: come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative" [syn: {close}, {come together}] 12: draw near; "The probe closed with the space station" 13: bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks" 14: bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours" 15: fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?" [syn: {close}, {fill up}] 16: unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella" [syn: {close up}, {close}] 17: finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"