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Overview of verb close
The verb close has 17 senses (first 12 from tagged texts)
1. (649) close up, close, fold, shut down, close down -- (cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop")
2. (293) close -- (complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building")
3. (217) close, shut -- (move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window")
4. (134) close -- (bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours")
5. (72) close -- (finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board")
6. (66) close -- (draw near; "The probe closed with the space station")
7. (55) conclude, close -- (come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin")
8. (44) close, shut -- (become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang")
9. (17) close, come together -- (come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative")
10. (9) close up, close -- (unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella")
11. (4) close -- (bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks")
12. (1) close -- (engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy")
13. close -- (be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night")
14. close -- (cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop)
15. close -- (change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact)
16. close, fill up -- (fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?")
17. close -- (finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning")
Overview of adj closed
The adj closed has 9 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (8) closed -- (not open or affording passage or access; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains")
2. (6) closed -- ((set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints)
3. (6) shut, unopen, closed -- (not open; "the door slammed shut")
4. (3) closed, shut -- (used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight")
5. (1) closed -- (requiring union membership; "a closed shop")
6. closed -- (with shutters closed)
7. closed -- (not open to the general public; "a closed meeting")
8. closed, unsympathetic -- (not having an open mind; "a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas")
9. closed, closed in -- (blocked against entry; "a closed porch")
Grep of noun closed
closed-circuit television
closed-class word
closed-end fund
closed-end investment company
closed-heart surgery
closed-loop system
closed book
closed chain
closed circuit
closed corporation
closed couplet
closed curve
closed fracture
closed gentian
closed interval
closed loop
closed primary
closed session
closed shop
closed universe
closedown
simple closed curve
Antonyms of verb close
5 of 17 senses of close
Sense 1
close up, close, fold, shut down, close down
Antonym of open (Sense 2)
=>open, open up
Sense 3
close, shut
Antonym of open (Sense 1)
=>open, open up
Sense 5
close
Antonym of open (Sense 4)
=>open
Sense 8
close, shut
Antonym of open (Sense 3)
=>open, open up
Sense 14
close
Antonym of open (Sense 11)
=>open
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb close
17 senses of close
Sense 1
close up, close, fold, shut down, close down
Sense 2
close
=> end, terminate
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 3
close, shut
Sense 4
close
=> barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar
=> obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
=> impede, hinder
=> prevent, keep
Sense 5
close
=> end, terminate
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 6
close
=> approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
=> come, come up
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 7
conclude, close
=> end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
Sense 8
close, shut
=> change state, turn
=> change
Sense 9
close, come together
=> move
Sense 10
close up, close
=> join, bring together
=> connect, link, tie, link up
Sense 11
close
=> join, bring together
=> connect, link, tie, link up
Sense 12
close
=> prosecute, engage, pursue
=> act, move
Sense 13
close
=> trade
=> sell
=> be
Sense 14
close
=> end, terminate
=> be
Sense 15
close
=> move
Sense 16
close, fill up
=> fill
=> repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
=> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 17
close
=> complete, finish
=> end, terminate
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb close
3 of 17 senses of close
Sense 1
close up, close, fold, shut down, close down
=> adjourn, withdraw, retire
Sense 3
close, shut
=> snap
=> slat
=> slam, bang
=> shutter
=> draw
=> bung
=> seal, seal off
Sense 16
close, fill up
=> seal
=> plug, stop up, secure
=> coapt, conglutinate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb close
17 senses of close
Sense 1
close up, close, fold, shut down, close down
Sense 2
close
=> end, terminate
Sense 3
close, shut
Sense 4
close
=> barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar
Sense 5
close
=> end, terminate
Sense 6
close
=> approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
Sense 7
conclude, close
=> end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
Sense 8
close, shut
=> change state, turn
Sense 9
close, come together
=> move
Sense 10
close up, close
=> join, bring together
Sense 11
close
=> join, bring together
Sense 12
close
=> prosecute, engage, pursue
Sense 13
close
=> trade
Sense 14
close
=> end, terminate
Sense 15
close
=> move
Sense 16
close, fill up
=> fill
Sense 17
close
=> complete, finish
'Cause To' of verb close
1 of 17 senses of close
Sense 3
close, shut
=> close, shut
Derived Forms of verb close
11 of 17 senses of close
Sense 1
close up, close, fold, shut down, close down
RELATED TO>(noun) closer#1
=> closer
RELATED TO>(noun) closure#7
=> closure, closedown, closing, shutdown
RELATED TO>(noun) close#1
=> stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
RELATED TO>(noun) closing#4
=> closure, closedown, closing, shutdown
Sense 3
close, shut
RELATED TO>(noun) closure#6
=> blockage, closure, occlusion
RELATED TO>(noun) closing#1
=> shutting, closing
Sense 4
close
RELATED TO>(noun) closure#6
=> blockage, closure, occlusion
RELATED TO>(noun) closing#1
=> shutting, closing
Sense 5
close
RELATED TO>(noun) closure#7
=> closure, closedown, closing, shutdown
RELATED TO>(noun) close#1
=> stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
RELATED TO>(noun) closing#5
=> completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
Sense 6
close
RELATED TO>(noun) closure#1
=> closing, closure
RELATED TO>(noun) closing#3
=> closing, closure
Sense 7
conclude, close
RELATED TO>(noun) close#1
=> stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
RELATED TO>(noun) close#3
=> finale, close, closing curtain, finis
RELATED TO>(noun) closing#2
=> conclusion, end, close, closing, ending
RELATED TO>(noun) closing#5
=> completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
Sense 8
close, shut
RELATED TO>(noun) closing#1
=> shutting, closing
Sense 10
close up, close
RELATED TO>(noun) closing#3
=> closing, closure
Sense 12
close
RELATED TO>(noun) closing#3
=> closing, closure
Sense 14
close
RELATED TO>(noun) closure#7
=> closure, closedown, closing, shutdown
RELATED TO>(noun) closing#1
=> shutting, closing
Sense 16
close, fill up
RELATED TO>(noun) closure#6
=> blockage, closure, occlusion
RELATED TO>(noun) closing#1
=> shutting, closing
Domain of verb close
1 of 17 senses of close
Sense 15
close
TOPIC>(noun) ball game#1, ballgame#2
Domain Terms of verb close
Familiarity of verb close
close used as a verb is very familiar (polysemy count =17)
Sample Sentences of verb close
17 senses of close
Sense 1
close up, close, fold, shut down, close down
EX: The business is going to close
Sense 2
close
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
close, shut
EX: They want to close the doors
Sense 4
close
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
close
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 6
close
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 7
conclude, close
*> Something ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 8
close, shut
EX: The doors close
Sense 9
close, come together
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 10
close up, close
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 11
close
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 12
close
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 13
close
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 14
close
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 15
close
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 16
close, fill up
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 17
close
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb close
15 of 17 senses of close
Sense 2
close
> end, terminate
=> close out
=> finish
=> abort
=> culminate
=> lift, raise
=> ax, axe
=> stamp out, kill
=> dissolve, break up
=> dissolve, break up
=> break, break off, discontinue, stop
=> interrupt, break
=> stub out, crush out, extinguish, press out
=> finalize, finalise, settle, nail down
=> complete, finish
=> closure, cloture
=> decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
=> conclude
=> close
=> phase out
=> close
Sense 4
close
> barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar
=> shut off, block off, close off
=> close
Sense 5
close
> end, terminate
=> close out
=> finish
=> abort
=> culminate
=> lift, raise
=> ax, axe
=> stamp out, kill
=> dissolve, break up
=> dissolve, break up
=> break, break off, discontinue, stop
=> interrupt, break
=> stub out, crush out, extinguish, press out
=> finalize, finalise, settle, nail down
=> complete, finish
=> closure, cloture
=> decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
=> conclude
=> close
=> phase out
=> close
Sense 6
close
> approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
=> drive up
=> bear down on, bear down upon
=> edge in, edge up
=> close
=> push, crowd
Sense 7
conclude, close
> end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
=> pass away
=> lapse
=> cut out
=> go out
=> adjourn, recess, break up
=> vanish, disappear
=> culminate, climax
=> run out
=> run low, run short, go
=> vanish, disappear, go away
=> conclude, close
=> turn out, come out
=> discontinue
=> break
Sense 8
close, shut
> change state, turn
=> wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken
=> zonk out, pass out, black out
=> come to, revive, resuscitate
=> tense, tense up
=> relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down
=> reduce, melt off, lose weight, slim, slenderize, thin, slim down
=> gain, put on
=> dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel
=> cross-fertilize, cross-fertilise
=> conceive
=> secularize, secularise
=> citrate
=> equilibrate
=> fall
=> become, go, get
=> worsen, decline
=> better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
=> disengage
=> overgrow
=> concentrate
=> break
=> acidify, acetify
=> alkalize, alkalise, alkalify, basify
=> ionize, ionise
=> ossify
=> catalyze, catalyse
=> get worse, relapse
=> fluctuate
=> explode, burst forth, break loose
=> die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it
=> be born
=> cloud over
=> carbonize, carbonise
=> cool, chill, cool down
=> heat, hot up, heat up
=> carbonize, carbonise, carburize, carburise
=> freeze
=> boil
=> burn, combust
=> emaciate
=> Frenchify
=> thin
=> thicken, inspissate
=> solvate
=> react
=> dissolve, fade out, fade away
=> empty, discharge
=> fill, fill up
=> homogenize, homogenise
=> homogenize, homogenise
=> curdle, clabber, clot
=> clot, coagulate
=> sour, turn, ferment, work
=> integrate
=> precipitate
=> calcify
=> coke
=> carnify
=> chondrify
=> emulsify
=> denitrify
=> esterify
=> etherify
=> thrombose
=> open, open up
=> close, shut
=> sorb, take up
=> calm, calm down, cool off, chill out, simmer down, settle down, cool it
=> thrive, prosper, fly high, flourish
=> emancipate, liberate
=> get into, tangle with
=> liquefy
=> erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate
Sense 9
close, come together
> move
=> move involuntarily, move reflexively
=> quicken
=> stretch, stretch out
=> snap, click, flick
=> flex, bend
=> spread, propagate
=> reach, reach out
=> putter, potter, potter around, putter around
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> drop back
=> hit the dirt, hit the deck
=> gravitate
=> fly
=> move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
=> cut to
=> lurch, pitch, shift
=> jolt, jar
=> duck
=> bob
=> wallow, welter
=> writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> wobble, coggle
=> sidle, sashay
=> sidle
=> sweep, sail
=> brush, sweep
=> wamble, waggle
=> chop
=> reciprocate
=> move back and forth
=> nod
=> pulsate, beat, quiver
=> beat, pound, thump
=> teeter, seesaw, totter
=> buck, jerk, hitch
=> cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
=> careen, wobble, shift, tilt
=> churn, boil, moil, roil
=> steal, slip
=> shake, agitate
=> vibrate
=> jerk, twitch
=> flip, twitch
=> snap, click
=> stir, shift, budge, agitate
=> arouse, stir
=> dance
=> stumble, trip
=> falter, waver
=> roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> mill, mill about, mill around
=> turn
=> startle, jump, start
=> mope, mope around
=> hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> climb
=> strike out
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
=> bolt
=> get down
=> assume, take, strike, take up
=> seesaw
=> displace
=> exit, go out, get out, leave
=> separate, part, split
=> diverge
=> list, lean
=> whirl, tumble, whirl around
=> close, come together
=> bustle, bustle about, hustle
=> fidget
=> linger, dawdle
=> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust
=> swoop
=> flow, flux
=> run, flow, feed, course
=> flurry
=> streak
=> heave
=> crash
=> thunder
=> snap
=> beat, flap
=> fling
=> hop
=> turn
=> dodge
=> dodge
=> throw
=> make way
=> dance
=> grab
=> cut
=> close
=> jump, leap, jump off
Sense 10
close up, close
> join, bring together
=> ankylose, ancylose
=> connect
=> connect
=> miter
=> ply
=> close up, close
=> anastomose, inosculate
=> match, mate, couple, pair, twin
=> match
=> mortice, mortise
=> cog
=> fair
=> scarf
=> rebate
=> rabbet
=> seam
=> bridge
=> close
=> ligate
=> assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> sovietize, sovietise
Sense 11
close
> join, bring together
=> ankylose, ancylose
=> connect
=> connect
=> miter
=> ply
=> close up, close
=> anastomose, inosculate
=> match, mate, couple, pair, twin
=> match
=> mortice, mortise
=> cog
=> fair
=> scarf
=> rebate
=> rabbet
=> seam
=> bridge
=> close
=> ligate
=> assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> sovietize, sovietise
Sense 12
close
> prosecute, engage, pursue
=> close
=> politick
Sense 13
close
> trade
=> close
Sense 14
close
> end, terminate
=> close
Sense 15
close
> move
=> move involuntarily, move reflexively
=> quicken
=> stretch, stretch out
=> snap, click, flick
=> flex, bend
=> spread, propagate
=> reach, reach out
=> putter, potter, potter around, putter around
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> drop back
=> hit the dirt, hit the deck
=> gravitate
=> fly
=> move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
=> cut to
=> lurch, pitch, shift
=> jolt, jar
=> duck
=> bob
=> wallow, welter
=> writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> wobble, coggle
=> sidle, sashay
=> sidle
=> sweep, sail
=> brush, sweep
=> wamble, waggle
=> chop
=> reciprocate
=> move back and forth
=> nod
=> pulsate, beat, quiver
=> beat, pound, thump
=> teeter, seesaw, totter
=> buck, jerk, hitch
=> cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
=> careen, wobble, shift, tilt
=> churn, boil, moil, roil
=> steal, slip
=> shake, agitate
=> vibrate
=> jerk, twitch
=> flip, twitch
=> snap, click
=> stir, shift, budge, agitate
=> arouse, stir
=> dance
=> stumble, trip
=> falter, waver
=> roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> mill, mill about, mill around
=> turn
=> startle, jump, start
=> mope, mope around
=> hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> climb
=> strike out
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
=> bolt
=> get down
=> assume, take, strike, take up
=> seesaw
=> displace
=> exit, go out, get out, leave
=> separate, part, split
=> diverge
=> list, lean
=> whirl, tumble, whirl around
=> close, come together
=> bustle, bustle about, hustle
=> fidget
=> linger, dawdle
=> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust
=> swoop
=> flow, flux
=> run, flow, feed, course
=> flurry
=> streak
=> heave
=> crash
=> thunder
=> snap
=> beat, flap
=> fling
=> hop
=> turn
=> dodge
=> dodge
=> throw
=> make way
=> dance
=> grab
=> cut
=> close
=> jump, leap, jump off
Sense 16
close, fill up
> fill
=> close, fill up
Sense 17
close
> complete, finish
=> close
=> top, top off
=> get through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, polish off, clear up, finish up
=> see through
=> round out, finish out
=> follow through, follow up, follow out, carry out, implement, put through, go through
=> carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb close
Sense 3
close, shut
Sense 8
close, shut
=> change state, turn
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Sense 1
close up, close, fold, shut down, close down
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Sense 2
close
=> end, terminate
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Sense 4
close
=> barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar
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Sense 5
close
=> end, terminate
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Sense 6
close
=> approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
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Sense 7
conclude, close
=> end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
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Sense 9
close, come together
=> move
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Sense 10
close up, close
=> join, bring together
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Sense 11
close
=> join, bring together
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Sense 12
close
=> prosecute, engage, pursue
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Sense 13
close
=> trade
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Sense 14
close
=> end, terminate
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Sense 15
close
=> move
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Sense 16
close, fill up
=> fill
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Sense 17
close
=> complete, finish
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Grep of verb close
close
close down
close in
close off
close out
close up
closet
come close
disclose
draw close
enclose
foreclose
hold close
inclose
Antonyms of adj closed
9 senses of closed
Sense 1
closed (vs. open)
open (vs. closed)
=> opened
=> unstoppered
=> yawning
Sense 2
closed (vs. open)
open (vs. closed)
Sense 3
shut (vs. open), unopen, closed
Sense 4
closed (vs. open), shut
open (vs. closed), opened
=> agape(predicate), gaping
=> agaze, staring
=> wide-eyed, wide
=> yawning
Sense 5
closed(prenominal)
INDIRECT (VIA union) -> nonunion
Sense 6
closed
INDIRECT (VIA shuttered) -> unshuttered
Sense 7
closed
INDIRECT (VIA restricted) -> unrestricted
Sense 8
closed, unsympathetic
INDIRECT (VIA unreceptive) -> receptive, open
Sense 9
closed, closed in(predicate)
INDIRECT (VIA enclosed) -> unenclosed
Similarity of adj closed
9 senses of closed
Sense 1
closed (vs. open)
=> blocked, out of use(predicate)
=> drawn
=> stoppered
=> nonopening
Also See> obstructed#1; sealed#2; shut#1, unopen#1, closed#3
Sense 2
closed (vs. open)
Sense 3
shut (vs. open), unopen, closed
Also See> closed#1
Sense 4
closed (vs. open), shut
=> blinking, winking
=> compressed, tight
=> squinched, squinting
Sense 5
closed(prenominal)
=> union (vs. nonunion)
Sense 6
closed
=> shuttered (vs. unshuttered)
Sense 7
closed
=> restricted (vs. unrestricted)
Sense 8
closed, unsympathetic
=> unreceptive (vs. receptive)
Sense 9
closed, closed in(predicate)
=> enclosed (vs. unenclosed)
Pertainyms of adj closed
Attributes of adj closed
Domain of adj closed
1 of 9 senses of closed
Sense 2
closed (vs. open)
TOPIC>(noun) mathematics#1, math#1, maths#1
Domain Terms of adj closed
Familiarity of adj closed
closed used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count =9)
Grep of adj closed
closed
closed-captioned
closed-chain
closed-circuit
closed-door
closed-minded
closed-ring
closed in
disclosed
enclosed
self-enclosed
undisclosed
unenclosed
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