close

verb
/ˈkləʊz/

To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.

Other meanings

To move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap or opening between the two is removed.
To obstruct or block.

Synonyms

shut

Example sentences

“It's not quite like that, but it's close.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Will they finish shopping before the market closes?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“We weren't very close.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Latin "clausus" (shut up).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “close” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.