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What does close mean?

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Verb
  1. (physical) To remove a gap.
    1. To obstruct (an opening).
    2. To move so that an opening is closed.
    3. To make (e.g. a gap) smaller.
    4. To grapple; to engage in close combat.
  2. (social) To finish, to terminate.
    1. To put an end to; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to consummate.
    2. To come to an end.
    3. (marketing) To make a sale.
    4. (baseball, pitching) To make the final outs, usually three, of a game.
    5. (computing) To terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc.
  3. To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.
  4. (surveying) To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
Noun
  1. An end or conclusion.
  2. The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
  3. A grapple in wrestling.
  4. (music) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
  5. (music) A double bar marking the end.
Adjective
  1. (now rare) Closed, shut.
  2. Narrow; confined.
  3. At a little distance; near.
  4. Intimate; well-loved.
    1. (law) Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held.
  5. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
  6. (Ireland, England, Scotland, weather) Hot, humid, with no wind.
  7. (linguistics) Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
  8. Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
  9. (obsolete) Out of the way of observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
  10. Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced.
  11. Short.
  12. (archaic) Dense; solid; compact.
  13. (archaic) Concise; to the point.
  14. (dated) Difficult to obtain.
  15. (dated) Parsimonious; stingy.
  16. Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact.
  17. Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict.
  18. Marked, evident.
Noun
  1. (now rare) An enclosed field.
  2. (Britain) A street that ends in a dead end.
  3. (Scotland) A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
  4. (Scotland) The common staircase in a tenement.
  5. A cathedral close.
  6. (law) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed.
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