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An end or conclusion.

Example: We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close.

The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.

A grapple in wrestling.

The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.

(physical) To remove a gap.

(social) To finish, to terminate.

To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.

To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.

(chiefly Yorkshire) An enclosed field.

(chiefly British) A street that ends in a dead end.

A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.

The common staircase in a tenement.

Closed, shut.

Narrow; confined.

Example: a close alley; close quarters

At a little distance; near.

Example: Is your house close?

Intimate; well-loved.

Example: He is a close friend.