Read the dictionary definition of close. All definitions for this word.
1. the concluding part of any performance
2. the last section of a communication
1. in conclusion I want to say...
3. the temporal end; the concluding time
1. the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell
2. the market was up at the finish
3. they were playing better at the close of the season
4. finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
1. The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning
5. complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
1. We closed on the house on Friday
2. They closed the deal on the building
6. unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
1. close the circuit
2. close a wound
3. close a book
4. close up an umbrella
7. move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
1. Close the door
2. shut the window
8. become closed
1. The windows closed with a loud bang
9. fill or stop up
1. Can you close the cracks with caulking?
10. bar access to
1. Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours
11. bring together all the elements or parts of
1. Management closed ranks
12. draw near
1. The probe closed with the space station
13. come together, as if in an embrace
1. Her arms closed around her long lost relative
14. change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
15. cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
16. engage at close quarters
1. close with the enemy
17. finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
1. The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board
18. cease to operate or cause to cease operating
1. The owners decided to move and to close the factory
2. My business closes every night at 8 P.M.
3. close up the shop
19. come to a close
1. The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin
20. be priced or listed when trading stops
1. The stock market closed high this Friday
2. My new stocks closed at $59 last night
21. marked by fidelity to an original
1. a close translation
2. a faithful copy of the portrait
3. a faithful rendering of the observed facts
22. rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
1. close supervision
2. paid close attention
3. a close study
4. kept a close watch on expenditures
23. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
1. near neighbors
2. in the near future
3. they are near equals
4. his nearest approach to success
5. a very near thing
6. a near hit by the bomb
7. she was near tears
8. she was close to tears
9. had a close call
24. at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
1. close to noon
2. how close are we to town?
3. a close formation of ships
25. close in relevance or relationship
1. a close family
2. we are all...in close sympathy with...
3. close kin
4. a close resemblance
26. inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
1. although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it
27. crowded
1. close quarters
28. (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
1. a close contest
2. a close election
3. a tight game
29. giving or spending with reluctance
1. our cheeseparing administration
2. very close (or near) with his money
3. a penny-pinching miserly old man
30. used of hair or haircuts
1. a close military haircut