Definition of close

• n. - To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.
• n. - To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up.
• n. - To bring to an end or period; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to end; to consummate; as, to close a bargain; to close a course of instruction.
• n. - To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to confine.
• v. i. - To come together; to unite or coalesce, as the parts of a wound, or parts separated.
• v. i. - To end, terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate closed at six o'clock.
• v. i. - To grapple; to engage in hand-to-hand fight.
• n. - The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
• n. - Conclusion; cessation; ending; end.
• n. - A grapple in wrestling.
• n. - The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
• n. - A double bar marking the end.
• v. t. - An inclosed place; especially, a small field or piece of land surrounded by a wall, hedge, or fence of any kind; -- specifically, the precinct of a cathedral or abbey.
• v. t. - A narrow passage leading from a street to a court, and the houses within.
• v. t. - The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not inclosed.
• v. t. - Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box.
• v. t. - Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters.
• v. t. - Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc.
• v. t. - Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close prisoner.
• v. t. - Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
• v. t. - Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent.
• v. t. - Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact; as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as applied to liquids.
• v. t. - Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning.
• v. t. - Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; -- often followed by to.
• v. t. - Short; as, to cut grass or hair close.
• v. t. - Intimate; familiar; confidential.
• v. t. - Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote.
• v. t. - Difficult to obtain; as, money is close.
• v. t. - Parsimonious; stingy.
• v. t. - Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact; strict; as, a close translation.
• v. t. - Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict; not wandering; as, a close observer.
• v. t. - Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; -- opposed to open.
• adv. - In a close manner.
• adv. - Secretly; darkly.