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Closing   /klˈoʊzɪŋ/   Listen
Closing

adjective
1.
Final or ending.  "The closing weeks of the year" , "The closing scene of the film" , "Closing remarks"  Antonym: opening.
noun
1.
The act of closing something.  Synonym: shutting.  Antonym: opening.
2.
The last section of a communication.  Synonyms: close, conclusion, end, ending.
3.
Approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap.  Synonym: closure.
4.
Termination of operations.  Synonyms: closedown, closure, shutdown.
5.
A concluding action.  Synonyms: completion, culmination, mop up, windup.


Close

verb
(past & past part. closed; pres. part. closing)
1.
Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut.  Synonym: shut.  "Shut the window"  Antonym: open.
2.
Become closed.  Synonym: shut.  Antonym: open.
3.
Cease to operate or cause to cease operating.  Synonyms: close down, close up, fold, shut down.  "My business closes every night at 8 P.M." , "Close up the shop"  Antonym: open.
4.
Finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.).  Antonym: open.
5.
Come to a close.  Synonym: conclude.
6.
Complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement.  "They closed the deal on the building"
7.
Be priced or listed when trading stops.  "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"
8.
Engage at close quarters.
9.
Cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop.  Antonym: open.
10.
Change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact.
11.
Come together, as if in an embrace.  Synonym: come together.
12.
Draw near.
13.
Bring together all the elements or parts of.
14.
Bar access to.
15.
Fill or stop up.  Synonym: fill up.
16.
Unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of.  Synonym: close up.  "Close a wound" , "Close a book" , "Close up an umbrella"
17.
Finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead.



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"Closing" Quotes from Famous Books



... He holds most constantly one form or method of discourse. He retains some military words of art, which he shoots at random; no matter where they hit they cannot wound any. He ever leaves some passages doubtful, as if they were some more intimate secrecies of state, closing his sentence abruptly with—hereafter you shall hear more. Which words, I conceive, he only useth as baits, to make the appetite of the reader more eager in his next week's pursuit fora more satisfying labour. Some ...
— Character Writings of the 17th Century • Various
... of the series of great works detailed in the preceding chapter, we have somewhat anticipated the closing years of George Stephenson's life. He could not fail to take an anxious interest in the success of his son's designs, and he accordingly paid many visits to Conway and to Menai, during the progress of the works. He was present on the occasion ...
— Lives of the Engineers - The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson • Samuel Smiles
... God of all living, Thy power defend us, Thy peace attend us, While we are closing This day in prayer, Ever reposing ...
— Hymns, Songs, and Fables, for Young People • Eliza Lee Follen
... the setting sun lingered on the Meudon Hills and the river. The buildings and costumes lost their tawdry look, and one saw only a mass of moving colour, which seemed to soften and lose itself in the evening shadows. There were various closing entertainments. The marshal gave a splendid fete at Versailles. We drove out and had some difficulty in making our way through the crowd of carriages, soldiers, police, and spectators that lined the road. It was a beautiful sight as we got near the palace, which was a blaze ...
— My First Years As A Frenchwoman, 1876-1879 • Mary King Waddington
... fashion of the natives of India to wear large earrings of gold. When they travel, the rings are laid aside, lest the precious metal should tempt some gang of robbers; and, in place of the ring, a quill or a roll of paper is inserted in the orifice to prevent it from closing. Hastings placed in the ears of his messengers letters rolled up in the smallest compass. Some of these letters were addressed to the commanders of the English troops. One was written to assure his wife of his safety. One was to the envoy whom he had sent to negotiate with the Mahrattas. Instructions ...
— Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) • Thomas Babington Macaulay


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