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verb door, book, eyes, etc. ADV. firmly, tightly He closed the door firmly. shop, business, road, etc. ADV. permanently, temporarily | down, off, up That factory's been closed down now. PREP. to The museum has been temporarily closed to the public., adj. near VERBS be | draw, get She grew increasingly nervous as the date of the audition drew closer. | keep, stay Keep close to me. ADV. extremely, very | fairly, quite | together Their birthdays are very close together. PREP. to Get close to the microphone. friendly and loving VERBS be, feel, seem The two sisters seemed very close. | become, grow After the death of their parents the two children grew very close. | remain ADV. very | quite PREP. to He was quite close to his older brother., noun VERB + CLOSE bring sth to The chairperson brought the meeting to a close. | come to, draw to The decade drew to a close with the threat of war hanging over Europe. PREP. at/by/towards the ~ of At the close of trading, he had lost thousands of pounds on the stock market.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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close in
to gradually get nearer to someone, usually in order to attack them
• The advancing soldiers closed in on the town.
• The hunt chased the fox until it was too tired and weak to run and then closed in for the kill., close sth off
[ M ]
to put something across the entrance of a place to stop people from entering
• Police quickly closed off the area., close (sth) down
[ M ]
If a business or organization closes down or someone closes it down, it stops operating
• All the mines in this area were closed down in the 80's.
• Our local butcher is closing down.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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close
to stop being open, or to make something stop being open. You use close and shut especially about your eyes, your mouth, a door, a window, or a container:
• Can I close the window? • Her eyes slowly closed. • He closed the door gently, so as not to wake the children.
shut
to close something . Shut sometimes has a feeling of doing something quickly and firmly, whereas close sounds more careful:
• He shut the door with a loud bang. • Shut your eyes and go to sleep.
slam
to close a door or lid quickly and noisily, especially because you are angry:
• She left the room, slamming the door behind her.
draw the curtains
to close curtains by pulling them across a window:
• The curtains were still drawn at ten o'clock in the morning.
put the lid on something
to close a container by putting a lid onto it:
• Did you put the lid on the cookie jar?
seal
to close something so that no air or water can get in or out:
• In this experiment, the chamber must be completely sealed.
Longman-Thesaurus
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noun
shut:
Please close the door.
adj.
almost even:
It was a close race.
noun
end:
It was at the close of the meeting.
Simple Definitions
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In addition to the idioms beginning with CLOSE, Also see AT CLOSE QUARTERS; AT CLOSE RANGE; BEHIND CLOSED DOORS; DRAW TO A CLOSE; KEEP (A CLOSE) WATCH; NEAR (CLOSE) TO ONE'S HEART; PLAY ONE'S CARDS CLOSE TO ONE'S CHEST; SAIL CLOSE TO THE WIND; TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT; TOO CLOSE TO CALL.
American Heritage Idioms
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close
phrases
take/get a close look
• She moved forward to take a close look at the painting.
keep a close eye/watch on somebody/something
(= watch someone or something carefully )
• They have to keep a close eye on their finances.
nouns
a close examination
• A closer examination of the facts soon solved the mystery.
a close study
• Their research involved a close study of two communities.
close attention
• You will lose weight if you combine exercise with close attention to your diet.
close scrutiny
(= careful and thorough examination of someone or something )
• The investigation included close scrutiny of the images on CCTV.
close inspection
(= looking at someone or something in detail )
• Closer inspection revealed that the rocks were from an earlier period.
close supervision
(= constantly making sure that someone does things in the correct way )
• Initially there will be close supervision of the trainee.
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