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Main Entry: 1close
Pronunciation: klz
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): closed; clos·ing 1 a: to move so as to prevent passage through something <close the gate> b: to block against passage <close a street> 2: to stop the operations of <close school early> -- often used with down 3: to bring or come to an end or conclusion <close a deal> <the meeting closed with a song> <close the computer program> 4: to bring together the parts or edges of <a closed fist> <close the book> 5 a: to draw near <the second-place runner was closing fast> b: to engage in a struggle at close quarters <close with the enemy> - clos·ernoun