| Close 1. (n.) To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door. 2. (n.) To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up. 3. (n.) To bring to an end or period; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to end; to consummate; as, to close a bargain; to close a course of instruction. 4. (n.) To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine. 5. (v. i.) To come together; to unite or coalesce, as the parts of a wound, or parts separated. 6. (v. i.) To end, terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate closed at six o'clock. 7. (v. i.) To grapple; to engage in hand-to-hand fight. 8. (n.) The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction. 9. (n.) Conclusion; cessation; ending; end. 10. (n.) A grapple in wrestling. 11. (n.) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence. 12. (n.) A double bar marking the end. 13. (n.) An enclosed place; especially, a small field or piece of land surrounded by a wall, hedge, or fence of any kind; -- specifically, the precinct of a cathedral or abbey. 14. (n.) A narrow passage leading from a street to a court, and the houses within. 15. (n.) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed. 16. (v. t.) Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box. 17. (v. t.) Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters. 18. (v. t.) Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc. 19. (v. t.) Strictly confined; carefully guarded; as, a close prisoner. 20. (v. t.) Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden. 21. (v. t.) Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent. 22. (v. t.) Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact; as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as applied to liquids. 23. (v. t.) Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning. 24. (v. t.) Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; -- often followed by to. 25. (v. t.) Short; as, to cut grass or hair close. 26. (v. t.) Intimate; familiar; confidential. 27. (v. t.) Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote. 28. (v. t.) Difficult to obtain; as, money is close. 29. (v. t.) Parsimonious; stingy. 30. (v. t.) Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact; strict; as, a close translation. 31. (v. t.) Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict; not wandering; as, a close observer. 32. (v. t.) Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; -- opposed to open. 33. (adv.) In a close manner. 34. (adv.) Secretly; darkly. 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