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close
Overview of noun close
The noun close has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (9) stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close -- (the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season")
2. conclusion, end, close, closing, ending -- (the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say...")
3. finale, close, closing curtain, finis -- (the concluding part of any performance)
Overview of verb close
The verb close has 17 senses (first 12 from tagged texts)
1. (649) close up, close, fold, shut down, close down -- (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")
2. (293) close -- (complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building")
3. (217) close, shut -- (move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window")
4. (134) close -- (bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours")
5. (72) close -- (finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board")
6. (66) close -- (draw near; "The probe closed with the space station")
7. (55) conclude, close -- (come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin")
8. (44) close, shut -- (become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang")
9. (17) close, come together -- (come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative")
10. (9) close up, close -- (unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella")
11. (4) close -- (bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks")
12. (1) close -- (engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy")
13. close -- (be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night")
14. close -- (cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop)
15. close -- (change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact)
16. close, fill up -- (fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?")
17. close -- (finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning")
Overview of adj close
The adj close has 15 senses (first 7 from tagged texts)
1. (40) close -- (at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships")
2. (23) close -- (close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance")
3. (6) near, close, nigh -- (not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call")
4. (4) close -- (rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures")
5. (3) close, faithful -- (marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts")
6. (2) close, tight -- ((of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game")
7. (1) close, confining -- (crowded; "close quarters")
8. airless, close, stuffy, unaired -- (lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke")
9. close, tight -- (of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave")
10. close -- (strictly confined or guarded; "kept under close custody")
11. close -- (confined to specific persons; "a close secret")
12. close, snug, close-fitting -- (fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit")
13. close -- (used of hair or haircuts; "a close military haircut")
14. cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny -- (giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man")
15. close, closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped -- (inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it")
Overview of adv close
The adv close has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (17) near, nigh, close -- (near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire")
2. (4) close, closely, tight -- (in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun close
3 senses of close
Sense 1
stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
=> end, ending
=> point, point in time
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
conclusion, end, close, closing, ending
=> section, subdivision
=> writing, written material, piece of writing
=> written communication, written language
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> music
=> auditory communication
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
finale, close, closing curtain, finis
=> finish, finishing
=> completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
=> termination, ending, conclusion
=> change of state
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun close
1 of 3 senses of close
Sense 2
conclusion, end, close, closing, ending
=> anticlimax, bathos
=> epilogue, epilog
=> epilogue, epilog
=> peroration
=> finale, coda
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun close
3 senses of close
Sense 1
stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
=> end, ending
Sense 2
conclusion, end, close, closing, ending
=> section, subdivision
Sense 3
finale, close, closing curtain, finis
=> finish, finishing
Antonyms of noun close
Member Holonyms of noun close
Substance Holonyms of noun close
Part Holonyms of noun close
1 of 3 senses of close
Sense 2
conclusion, end, close, closing, ending
PART OF: narration, recital, yarn
PART OF: address, speech
Member Meronyms of noun close
Substance Meronyms of noun close
Part Meronyms of noun close
Meronyms of noun close
Holonyms of noun close
1 of 3 senses of close
Sense 2
conclusion, end, close, closing, ending
PART OF: narration, recital, yarn
PART OF: address, speech
Attributes of noun close
Derived Forms of noun close
2 of 3 senses of close
Sense 1
stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
RELATED TO>(verb) close#7
=> conclude, close
RELATED TO>(verb) close#5
=> close
RELATED TO>(verb) close#1
=> close up, close, fold, shut down, close down
Sense 3
finale, close, closing curtain, finis
RELATED TO>(verb) close#7
=> conclude, close
Domain of noun close
Domain Terms of noun close
Familiarity of noun close
close used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun close
3 senses of close
Sense 1
stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
> end, ending
=> death, last
=> death, dying, demise
=> period
=> year-end
=> stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
=> cease
=> fag end, tail, tail end
=> last gasp
=> termination, expiration, expiry
=> terminus ad quem, terminal point, limit
Sense 2
conclusion, end, close, closing, ending
> section, subdivision
=> lead, lead-in, lede
=> canto
=> above
=> sports section
=> article, clause
=> book
=> chapter
=> episode
=> spot
=> spot
=> insert
=> introduction
=> narration
=> conclusion, end, close, closing, ending
=> passage
=> mezuzah, mezuza
=> sura
=> exposition
=> obbligato, obligato
=> recapitulation
=> development
Sense 3
finale, close, closing curtain, finis
> finish, finishing
=> finale, close, closing curtain, finis
Meronyms of noun close
3 senses of close
Sense 2
conclusion, end, close, closing, ending
=> section, subdivision
=> writing, written material, piece of writing
HAS PART: epilogue, epilog
=> written communication, written language
HAS PART: leaf, folio
Holonyms of noun close
1 of 3 senses of close
Sense 2
conclusion, end, close, closing, ending
PART OF: narration, recital, yarn
PART OF: address, speech
Grep of noun close
bringing close together
close
close-order drill
close-quarter fighting
close call
close corporation
close order
close quarters
close shave
close support
close supporting fire
closed-circuit television
closed-class word
closed-end fund
closed-end investment company
closed-heart surgery
closed-loop system
closed book
closed chain
closed circuit
closed corporation
closed couplet
closed curve
closed fracture
closed gentian
closed interval
closed loop
closed primary
closed session
closed shop
closed universe
closedown
closely held corporation
closeness
closeout
closer
closet
closet auger
closet drama
closet queen
closeup
closeup lens
Antonyms of verb close
5 of 17 senses of close
Sense 1
close up, close, fold, shut down, close down
Antonym of open (Sense 2)
=>open, open up
Sense 3
close, shut
Antonym of open (Sense 1)
=>open, open up
Sense 5
close
Antonym of open (Sense 4)
=>open
Sense 8
close, shut
Antonym of open (Sense 3)
=>open, open up
Sense 14
close
Antonym of open (Sense 11)
=>open
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb close
17 senses of close
Sense 1
close up, close, fold, shut down, close down
Sense 2
close
=> end, terminate
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 3
close, shut
Sense 4
close
=> barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar
=> obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
=> impede, hinder
=> prevent, keep
Sense 5
close
=> end, terminate
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 6
close
=> approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
=> come, come up
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 7
conclude, close
=> end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
Sense 8
close, shut
=> change state, turn
=> change
Sense 9
close, come together
=> move
Sense 10
close up, close
=> join, bring together
=> connect, link, tie, link up
Sense 11
close
=> join, bring together
=> connect, link, tie, link up
Sense 12
close
=> prosecute, engage, pursue
=> act, move
Sense 13
close
=> trade
=> sell
=> be
Sense 14
close
=> end, terminate
=> be
Sense 15
close
=> move
Sense 16
close, fill up
=> fill
=> repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
=> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 17
close
=> complete, finish
=> end, terminate
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb close
3 of 17 senses of close
Sense 1
close up, close, fold, shut down, close down
=> adjourn, withdraw, retire
Sense 3
close, shut
=> snap
=> slat
=> slam, bang
=> shutter
=> draw
=> bung
=> seal, seal off
Sense 16
close, fill up
=> seal
=> plug, stop up, secure
=> coapt, conglutinate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb close
17 senses of close
Sense 1
close up, close, fold, shut down, close down
Sense 2
close
=> end, terminate
Sense 3
close, shut
Sense 4
close
=> barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar
Sense 5
close
=> end, terminate
Sense 6
close
=> approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
Sense 7
conclude, close
=> end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
Sense 8
close, shut
=> change state, turn
Sense 9
close, come together
=> move
Sense 10
close up, close
=> join, bring together
Sense 11
close
=> join, bring together
Sense 12
close
=> prosecute, engage, pursue
Sense 13
close
=> trade
Sense 14
close
=> end, terminate
Sense 15
close
=> move
Sense 16
close, fill up
=> fill
Sense 17
close
=> complete, finish
'Cause To' of verb close
1 of 17 senses of close
Sense 3
close, shut
=> close, shut
Derived Forms of verb close
11 of 17 senses of close
Sense 1
close up, close, fold, shut down, close down
RELATED TO>(noun) closer#1
=> closer
RELATED TO>(noun) closure#7
=> closure, closedown, closing, shutdown
RELATED TO>(noun) close#1
=> stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
RELATED TO>(noun) closing#4
=> closure, closedown, closing, shutdown
Sense 3
close, shut
RELATED TO>(noun) closure#6
=> blockage, closure, occlusion
RELATED TO>(noun) closing#1
=> shutting, closing
Sense 4
close
RELATED TO>(noun) closure#6
=> blockage, closure, occlusion
RELATED TO>(noun) closing#1
=> shutting, closing
Sense 5
close
RELATED TO>(noun) closure#7
=> closure, closedown, closing, shutdown
RELATED TO>(noun) close#1
=> stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
RELATED TO>(noun) closing#5
=> completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
Sense 6
close
RELATED TO>(noun) closure#1
=> closing, closure
RELATED TO>(noun) closing#3
=> closing, closure
Sense 7
conclude, close
RELATED TO>(noun) close#1
=> stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
RELATED TO>(noun) close#3
=> finale, close, closing curtain, finis
RELATED TO>(noun) closing#2
=> conclusion, end, close, closing, ending
RELATED TO>(noun) closing#5
=> completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
Sense 8
close, shut
RELATED TO>(noun) closing#1
=> shutting, closing
Sense 10
close up, close
RELATED TO>(noun) closing#3
=> closing, closure
Sense 12
close
RELATED TO>(noun) closing#3
=> closing, closure
Sense 14
close
RELATED TO>(noun) closure#7
=> closure, closedown, closing, shutdown
RELATED TO>(noun) closing#1
=> shutting, closing
Sense 16
close, fill up
RELATED TO>(noun) closure#6
=> blockage, closure, occlusion
RELATED TO>(noun) closing#1
=> shutting, closing
Domain of verb close
1 of 17 senses of close
Sense 15
close
TOPIC>(noun) ball game#1, ballgame#2
Domain Terms of verb close
Familiarity of verb close
close used as a verb is very familiar (polysemy count =17)
Sample Sentences of verb close
17 senses of close
Sense 1
close up, close, fold, shut down, close down
EX: The business is going to close
Sense 2
close
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
close, shut
EX: They want to close the doors
Sense 4
close
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
close
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 6
close
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 7
conclude, close
*> Something ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 8
close, shut
EX: The doors close
Sense 9
close, come together
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 10
close up, close
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 11
close
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 12
close
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 13
close
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 14
close
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 15
close
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 16
close, fill up
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 17
close
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb close
15 of 17 senses of close
Sense 2
close
> end, terminate
=> close out
=> finish
=> abort
=> culminate
=> lift, raise
=> ax, axe
=> stamp out, kill
=> dissolve, break up
=> dissolve, break up
=> break, break off, discontinue, stop
=> interrupt, break
=> stub out, crush out, extinguish, press out
=> finalize, finalise, settle, nail down
=> complete, finish
=> closure, cloture
=> decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
=> conclude
=> close
=> phase out
=> close
Sense 4
close
> barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar
=> shut off, block off, close off
=> close
Sense 5
close
> end, terminate
=> close out
=> finish
=> abort
=> culminate
=> lift, raise
=> ax, axe
=> stamp out, kill
=> dissolve, break up
=> dissolve, break up
=> break, break off, discontinue, stop
=> interrupt, break
=> stub out, crush out, extinguish, press out
=> finalize, finalise, settle, nail down
=> complete, finish
=> closure, cloture
=> decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
=> conclude
=> close
=> phase out
=> close
Sense 6
close
> approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
=> drive up
=> bear down on, bear down upon
=> edge in, edge up
=> close
=> push, crowd
Sense 7
conclude, close
> end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
=> pass away
=> lapse
=> cut out
=> go out
=> adjourn, recess, break up
=> vanish, disappear
=> culminate, climax
=> run out
=> run low, run short, go
=> vanish, disappear, go away
=> conclude, close
=> turn out, come out
=> discontinue
=> break
Sense 8
close, shut
> change state, turn
=> wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken
=> zonk out, pass out, black out
=> come to, revive, resuscitate
=> tense, tense up
=> relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down
=> reduce, melt off, lose weight, slim, slenderize, thin, slim down
=> gain, put on
=> dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel
=> cross-fertilize, cross-fertilise
=> conceive
=> secularize, secularise
=> citrate
=> equilibrate
=> fall
=> become, go, get
=> worsen, decline
=> better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
=> disengage
=> overgrow
=> concentrate
=> break
=> acidify, acetify
=> alkalize, alkalise, alkalify, basify
=> ionize, ionise
=> ossify
=> catalyze, catalyse
=> get worse, relapse
=> fluctuate
=> explode, burst forth, break loose
=> die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it
=> be born
=> cloud over
=> carbonize, carbonise
=> cool, chill, cool down
=> heat, hot up, heat up
=> carbonize, carbonise, carburize, carburise
=> freeze
=> boil
=> burn, combust
=> emaciate
=> Frenchify
=> thin
=> thicken, inspissate
=> solvate
=> react
=> dissolve, fade out, fade away
=> empty, discharge
=> fill, fill up
=> homogenize, homogenise
=> homogenize, homogenise
=> curdle, clabber, clot
=> clot, coagulate
=> sour, turn, ferment, work
=> integrate
=> precipitate
=> calcify
=> coke
=> carnify
=> chondrify
=> emulsify
=> denitrify
=> esterify
=> etherify
=> thrombose
=> open, open up
=> close, shut
=> sorb, take up
=> calm, calm down, cool off, chill out, simmer down, settle down, cool it
=> thrive, prosper, fly high, flourish
=> emancipate, liberate
=> get into, tangle with
=> liquefy
=> erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate
Sense 9
close, come together
> move
=> move involuntarily, move reflexively
=> quicken
=> stretch, stretch out
=> snap, click, flick
=> flex, bend
=> spread, propagate
=> reach, reach out
=> putter, potter, potter around, putter around
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> drop back
=> hit the dirt, hit the deck
=> gravitate
=> fly
=> move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
=> cut to
=> lurch, pitch, shift
=> jolt, jar
=> duck
=> bob
=> wallow, welter
=> writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> wobble, coggle
=> sidle, sashay
=> sidle
=> sweep, sail
=> brush, sweep
=> wamble, waggle
=> chop
=> reciprocate
=> move back and forth
=> nod
=> pulsate, beat, quiver
=> beat, pound, thump
=> teeter, seesaw, totter
=> buck, jerk, hitch
=> cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
=> careen, wobble, shift, tilt
=> churn, boil, moil, roil
=> steal, slip
=> shake, agitate
=> vibrate
=> jerk, twitch
=> flip, twitch
=> snap, click
=> stir, shift, budge, agitate
=> arouse, stir
=> dance
=> stumble, trip
=> falter, waver
=> roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> mill, mill about, mill around
=> turn
=> startle, jump, start
=> mope, mope around
=> hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> climb
=> strike out
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
=> bolt
=> get down
=> assume, take, strike, take up
=> seesaw
=> displace
=> exit, go out, get out, leave
=> separate, part, split
=> diverge
=> list, lean
=> whirl, tumble, whirl around
=> close, come together
=> bustle, bustle about, hustle
=> fidget
=> linger, dawdle
=> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust
=> swoop
=> flow, flux
=> run, flow, feed, course
=> flurry
=> streak
=> heave
=> crash
=> thunder
=> snap
=> beat, flap
=> fling
=> hop
=> turn
=> dodge
=> dodge
=> throw
=> make way
=> dance
=> grab
=> cut
=> close
=> jump, leap, jump off
Sense 10
close up, close
> join, bring together
=> ankylose, ancylose
=> connect
=> connect
=> miter
=> ply
=> close up, close
=> anastomose, inosculate
=> match, mate, couple, pair, twin
=> match
=> mortice, mortise
=> cog
=> fair
=> scarf
=> rebate
=> rabbet
=> seam
=> bridge
=> close
=> ligate
=> assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> sovietize, sovietise
Sense 11
close
> join, bring together
=> ankylose, ancylose
=> connect
=> connect
=> miter
=> ply
=> close up, close
=> anastomose, inosculate
=> match, mate, couple, pair, twin
=> match
=> mortice, mortise
=> cog
=> fair
=> scarf
=> rebate
=> rabbet
=> seam
=> bridge
=> close
=> ligate
=> assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> sovietize, sovietise
Sense 12
close
> prosecute, engage, pursue
=> close
=> politick
Sense 13
close
> trade
=> close
Sense 14
close
> end, terminate
=> close
Sense 15
close
> move
=> move involuntarily, move reflexively
=> quicken
=> stretch, stretch out
=> snap, click, flick
=> flex, bend
=> spread, propagate
=> reach, reach out
=> putter, potter, potter around, putter around
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> drop back
=> hit the dirt, hit the deck
=> gravitate
=> fly
=> move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
=> cut to
=> lurch, pitch, shift
=> jolt, jar
=> duck
=> bob
=> wallow, welter
=> writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> wobble, coggle
=> sidle, sashay
=> sidle
=> sweep, sail
=> brush, sweep
=> wamble, waggle
=> chop
=> reciprocate
=> move back and forth
=> nod
=> pulsate, beat, quiver
=> beat, pound, thump
=> teeter, seesaw, totter
=> buck, jerk, hitch
=> cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
=> careen, wobble, shift, tilt
=> churn, boil, moil, roil
=> steal, slip
=> shake, agitate
=> vibrate
=> jerk, twitch
=> flip, twitch
=> snap, click
=> stir, shift, budge, agitate
=> arouse, stir
=> dance
=> stumble, trip
=> falter, waver
=> roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> mill, mill about, mill around
=> turn
=> startle, jump, start
=> mope, mope around
=> hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> climb
=> strike out
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
=> bolt
=> get down
=> assume, take, strike, take up
=> seesaw
=> displace
=> exit, go out, get out, leave
=> separate, part, split
=> diverge
=> list, lean
=> whirl, tumble, whirl around
=> close, come together
=> bustle, bustle about, hustle
=> fidget
=> linger, dawdle
=> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust
=> swoop
=> flow, flux
=> run, flow, feed, course
=> flurry
=> streak
=> heave
=> crash
=> thunder
=> snap
=> beat, flap
=> fling
=> hop
=> turn
=> dodge
=> dodge
=> throw
=> make way
=> dance
=> grab
=> cut
=> close
=> jump, leap, jump off
Sense 16
close, fill up
> fill
=> close, fill up
Sense 17
close
> complete, finish
=> close
=> top, top off
=> get through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, polish off, clear up, finish up
=> see through
=> round out, finish out
=> follow through, follow up, follow out, carry out, implement, put through, go through
=> carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb close
Sense 3
close, shut
Sense 8
close, shut
=> change state, turn
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Sense 1
close up, close, fold, shut down, close down
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Sense 2
close
=> end, terminate
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Sense 4
close
=> barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar
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Sense 5
close
=> end, terminate
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Sense 6
close
=> approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
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Sense 7
conclude, close
=> end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
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Sense 9
close, come together
=> move
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Sense 10
close up, close
=> join, bring together
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Sense 11
close
=> join, bring together
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Sense 12
close
=> prosecute, engage, pursue
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Sense 13
close
=> trade
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Sense 14
close
=> end, terminate
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Sense 15
close
=> move
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Sense 16
close, fill up
=> fill
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Sense 17
close
=> complete, finish
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Grep of verb close
close
close down
close in
close off
close out
close up
closet
come close
disclose
draw close
enclose
foreclose
hold close
inclose
Antonyms of adj close
15 senses of close
Sense 1
close (vs. distant)
distant (vs. close)
=> deep
=> extreme
=> far-flung
=> long-distance
=> nonadjacent
=> out-of-town
=> yonder, yon
Sense 2
close (vs. distant)
distant (vs. close)
=> faraway
=> loosely knit
=> remote
=> removed(predicate)
=> ulterior
Sense 3
near (vs. far), close, nigh
Sense 4
close
INDIRECT (VIA careful) -> careless
Sense 5
close, faithful
INDIRECT (VIA accurate) -> inaccurate
Sense 6
close, tight
INDIRECT (VIA equal) -> unequal
Sense 7
close, confining
INDIRECT (VIA confined) -> unconfined
Sense 8
airless, close, stuffy, unaired
INDIRECT (VIA unventilated) -> ventilated
Sense 9
close, tight
INDIRECT (VIA fine) -> coarse, harsh
Sense 10
close
INDIRECT (VIA restrained) -> unrestrained
Sense 11
close
INDIRECT (VIA private) -> public
Sense 12
close, snug, close-fitting
INDIRECT (VIA tight) -> loose
Sense 13
close
INDIRECT (VIA short) -> long
Sense 14
cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny
INDIRECT (VIA stingy) -> generous
Sense 15
close, closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped
INDIRECT (VIA uncommunicative) -> communicative, communicatory
Similarity of adj close
15 senses of close
Sense 1
close (vs. distant)
=> adjacent, next, side by side(predicate)
=> ambient
=> appressed, adpressed
=> approximate, close together(predicate)
=> at hand(predicate), close at hand(predicate), imminent, impendent, impending
=> at hand(predicate), close at hand(predicate)
=> close-hauled
=> close-set(prenominal), close set(predicate)
=> contiguous, immediate
=> encompassing(prenominal), surrounding(prenominal), circumferent
=> enveloping(prenominal)
=> hand-to-hand
=> juxtaposed
=> nestled, snuggled
=> proximate
=> scalelike
=> walk-to(prenominal), walking(prenominal)
Sense 2
close (vs. distant)
=> approximate, near
=> boon
=> chummy, buddy-buddy, thick(predicate)
=> close-knit, closely knit
=> confidential
=> cozy
=> dear, good, near
=> familiar, intimate
=> intimate
Sense 3
near (vs. far), close, nigh
=> adjacent
=> nearby
=> neighboring, neighbouring(prenominal)
=> warm
=> hot
Sense 4
close
=> careful (vs. careless)
Sense 5
close, faithful
=> accurate (vs. inaccurate)
Sense 6
close, tight
=> equal (vs. unequal)
Sense 7
close, confining
=> confined (vs. unconfined)
Sense 8
airless, close, stuffy, unaired
=> unventilated (vs. ventilated)
Sense 9
close, tight
=> fine (vs. coarse)
Sense 10
close
=> restrained (vs. unrestrained)
Sense 11
close
=> private (vs. public)
Sense 12
close, snug, close-fitting
=> tight (vs. loose)
Sense 13
close
=> short (vs. long)
Sense 14
cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny
=> stingy (vs. generous), ungenerous
Sense 15
close, closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped
=> uncommunicative (vs. communicative), incommunicative
Pertainyms of adj close
Attributes of adj close
2 of 15 senses of close
Sense 1
close (vs. distant)
=> distance
Sense 3
near (vs. far), close, nigh
=> distance
Domain of adj close
Domain Terms of adj close
Familiarity of adj close
close used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count =15)
Grep of adj close
close
close-fitting
close-grained
close-hauled
close-knit
close-minded
close-packed
close-set
close at hand
close set
close together
closed
closed-captioned
closed-chain
closed-circuit
closed-door
closed-minded
closed-ring
closed in
closefisted
closelipped
closely-held
closely knit
closemouthed
Antonyms of adv close
Synonyms of adv close
2 senses of close
Sense 1
near, nigh, close
Sense 2
close, closely, tight
Pertainyms of adv close
Domain of adv close
Domain Terms of adv close
Familiarity of adv close
close used as an adverb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adv close
at close range
close
close to
close to the wind
close up
closely
closer
closest
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