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closing definition
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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 closing bank closing closing closing curtain closing off closing price closing time enclosing plant closing Overview of noun closing The noun closing has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) shutting, closing -- (the act of closing something) 2. conclusion, end close closing, ending -- (the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say...") 3. closing, closure -- (approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision") 4. closure, closedown, closing, shutdown -- (termination of operations) 5. completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up -- (a concluding action) 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 closing The adj closing has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) closing -- (final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks") Antonyms of adj closing 1 sense of closing Sense 1 closing (vs. opening) opening (vs. closing) => beginning(postnominal), first => inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first maiden => introductory => starting Similarity of adj closing 1 sense of closing Sense 1 closing (vs. opening) => concluding, final, last terminal => terminative => year-end Attributes of adj closing Familiarity of adj closing closing used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj closing closing disclosing Overview of noun closing The noun closing has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) shutting, closing -- (the act of closing something) 2. conclusion, end close closing, ending -- (the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say...") 3. closing, closure -- (approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision") 4. closure, closedown, closing, shutdown -- (termination of operations) 5. completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up -- (a concluding action) 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 closing The adj closing has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) closing -- (final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks")
closing definition
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