close in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
close in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
close in Kashmiri कॉशुर
close in Malayalam മലയാളം
close in Marathi मराठी
close in Sindhi سنڌي
close in Tamil தமிழ்
close in English
- close⇄adj. closable.
- close⇄adj. 1. with little space between; near together; near.
Ex. These two houses are close. He has close teeth.
2. fitting tightly; tight; narrow.
Ex. She kept a close hold on my arm.
(SYN) confined. See also close quarters.
- close⇄adv. closely.
- close⇄adv. in a close manner; closely; near.
Ex. The two farms lie close together. The end of the year is drawing close. - close⇄close (1), verb, closed,closing,noun.
- close⇄close (2), adjective, closer,closest,adverb, noun.
- close⇄expr. close down, to shut completely; stop operating.
Ex. An industry may close down or move away, leaving hundreds of persons without work (Donald E. Super). - close⇄expr. close in, to come near and shut in on all sides.
Ex. The hunters closed in on the bear. - close⇄expr. close on, nearly reaching; almost.
Ex. The boat ... is close on 27 ft. long (New Scientist). - close⇄expr. close out, to sell in order to get rid of.
Ex. The store closed out the old models in a special sale. - close⇄expr. close to,
1. nearly; almost.
Ex. He is close to a master at this (Norman Mailer).
2. at close range.
Ex. Close to, these eyes inspect one with a sense of appraisal rather than curiosity (Harper's).
3. (Figurative.) - close⇄expr. close up,
a. to shut completely; stop up; block.
Ex. The windows of the warehouse were closed up with brick.
b. to bring or come nearer together.
Ex. ... giving the two flanking divisions an opportunity to close up and for - close⇄noun an end; finish.
Ex. the close of day. He spoke at the close of the meeting. - close⇄noun closeness.
- close⇄noun 1. an enclosed place.
2. the grounds around a cathedral or abbey.
3. (Scottish.) an entry or passage leading from the street to a court and the houses within, or to a common stairway of a building. - close⇄v.i. 1. to become shut.
Ex. The sleepy child's eyes are closing. The door closed behind him.
2. to come to an end; finish.
Ex. The meeting closed with a speech by the president. School will close early this year. The play closed after - close⇄v.t. 1. to bring together or move the parts of, so as to leave no opening; shut.
Ex. to close one's eyes, close a book. Close the door.
2. to stop up; fill; block.
Ex. to close a crack in the wall with plaster, (Figurative.) to close o