· move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"

Synonym(s): shut

Antonym(s): open

· become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"

Synonym(s): shut

Hypernym(s): change_state, turn

Antonym(s): open

· 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"

Synonym(s): close_up, fold, shut_down, close_down

Antonym(s): open

· finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"

Hypernym(s): end, terminate

Antonym(s): open

· come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"

Synonym(s): conclude

Hypernym(s): end, stop, finish, terminate, cease

· complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"

Hypernym(s): end, terminate

· be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"

Hypernym(s): trade

· engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy"

Hypernym(s): prosecute, engage, pursue

· cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop

Hypernym(s): end, terminate

Antonym(s): open

· change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact

Hypernym(s): move

· come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"

Synonym(s): come_together

Hypernym(s): move

· draw near; "The probe closed with the space station"

Hypernym(s): approach, near, come_on, go_up, draw_near, draw_close, come_near

· bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks"

Hypernym(s): join

· bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"

Hypernym(s): barricade, block, blockade, stop, block_off, block_up, bar

· fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"

Synonym(s): fill_up

Hypernym(s): fill

· unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella"

Synonym(s): close_up

Hypernym(s): join

· finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"

Hypernym(s): complete, finish

· not open or affording passage or access; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains"

Antonym(s): open

· (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints

Antonym(s): open

· not open; "the door slammed shut"

Synonym(s): shut, unopen

· used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight"

Synonym(s): shut

Antonym(s): open

· requiring union membership; "a closed shop"

· with shutters closed

· not open to the general public; "a closed meeting"

· not having an open mind; "a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas"

Synonym(s): unsympathetic

· blocked against entry; "a closed porch"

Synonym(s): closed_in