CLOSE definition: 1. to change from being open to not being open, or to cause something to do this: 2. When a shop…. Learn more.

close, end, conclude, finish, complete, terminate mean to bring or come to a stopping point or limit. close usually implies that something has been in some way open as well as unfinished.

CLOSE definition: to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut. See examples of close used in a sentence.

The close of a period of time or an activity is the end of it. To bring or draw something to a close means to end it.

to stop or obstruct the entrances, apertures, or gaps in: He closed the crate and tied it up.

CLOSE meaning: 1 : to move (a door, window, etc.) so that things cannot pass through an opening shut; 2 : to cover the opening of (something) shut

Jan 12, 2016 · To close is to shut something or to end something. You could close a door, close your mouth, or even close a deal.

Definition of close 1 verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [transitive, intransitive] close (something) to put something into a position so that it covers an opening; to get into this …

close, adj. & adv. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Giving or spending with reluctance; stingy: He is known to be close with his money.