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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb close 3 of 14 senses of close Sense 1 close fold, shut down close down => adjourn, withdraw, retire Sense 3 close shut => snap => slat => slam, bang => shutter => draw => bung => seal, seal off Sense 14 close fill, fill up => seal => plug, stop up secure => coapt, conglutinate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb close 3 of 14 senses of close Sense 1 close fold, shut down close down => adjourn, withdraw, retire => prorogue Sense 3 close shut => snap => slat => slam, bang => shutter => draw => bung => seal, seal off => reseal => waterproof => caulk, calk => pack Sense 14 close fill, fill up => seal => plug, stop up secure => stopper, stopple => tampon => chink => cork, cork up => coapt, conglutinate Entailment of verb close Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb close 14 senses of close Sense 1 close fold, shut down close down Sense 2 close => end terminate Sense 3 close shut Sense 4 close => barricade, block, blockade, 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 close => end finish, terminate, cease Sense 8 close shut => change state, turn Sense 9 close come together => move Sense 10 close => join bring together Sense 11 close => join bring together Sense 12 close => prosecute, engage, pursue Sense 13 close => end Sense 14 close fill, fill up => change, alter Familiarity of verb close close used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 14) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb close Sense 3 close shut Sense 8 close shut => change state, turn -------------- Sense 1 close fold, shut down close down -------------- Sense 2 close => end terminate -------------- Sense 4 close => barricade, block, blockade, 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 close => end finish, terminate, cease -------------- Sense 9 close come together => move -------------- Sense 10 close => join bring together -------------- Sense 11 close => join bring together -------------- Sense 12 close => prosecute, engage, pursue -------------- Sense 13 close => end -------------- Sense 14 close fill, fill up => change, alter -------------- Grep of noun closed closed-circuit television closed-class word closed-end fund closed-end investment company closed-heart surgery closed book closed chain closed circuit closed corporation closed couplet closed fracture closed gentian closed interval closed primary closed session closed shop closedown Overview of verb close The verb close has 14 senses (first 12 from tagged texts) 1. (649) 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.) 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; of 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) 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 -- (unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of "close the circuit"; "close a wound") 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 -- (cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop) 14. close fill, fill up -- (fill or stop up "Can you close the cracks with caulking?") Overview of adj closed The adj closed has 11 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 -- ((mathematics) of a curve or surface; having no end points or boundary curves; of a set having members that can be produced by a specific operation on other members of the same set of an interval; containing 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") 10. closed -- ((of the wings of birds and insects) closed together) 11. closed -- (shut down "the airport is closed because of the weather"; "the many closed shops and factories made the town look deserted") Antonyms of adj closed 11 senses of closed Sense 1 closed (vs. open) open (vs. closed) => yawning => opened => unstoppered 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(prenominal), gaping => agaze, staring => round-eyed, wide-eyed, wide => yawning Sense 5 closed(postnominal) 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 Sense 9 closed, closed in(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA enclosed) -> unenclosed Sense 10 closed INDIRECT (VIA folded) -> unfolded Sense 11 closed INDIRECT (VIA inactive) -> active Similarity of adj closed 11 senses of closed Sense 1 closed (vs. open) => blocked, out of use(prenominal) => drawn => stoppered 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(postnominal) => 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(prenominal) => enclosed (vs. unenclosed) Sense 10 closed => folded (vs. unfolded) Sense 11 closed => inactive (vs. active) Attributes of adj closed Familiarity of adj closed closed used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 11) 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 Overview of verb close The verb close has 14 senses (first 12 from tagged texts) 1. (649) 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.) 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; of 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) 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 -- (unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of "close the circuit"; "close a wound") 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 -- (cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop) 14. close fill, fill up -- (fill or stop up "Can you close the cracks with caulking?") Overview of adj closed The adj closed has 11 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 -- ((mathematics) of a curve or surface; having no end points or boundary curves; of a set having members that can be produced by a specific operation on other members of the same set of an interval; containing 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") 10. closed -- ((of the wings of birds and insects) closed together) 11. closed -- (shut down "the airport is closed because of the weather"; "the many closed shops and factories made the town look deserted")
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