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Closing

adjective

1.

Final or ending. "The closing weeks of the year" , "The closing scene of the film" , "Closing remarks"

noun

1.

The act of closing something. Synonym: shutting.

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"

2.

Become closed. Synonym: shut.

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"

4.

Finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.).

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.

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

... house was the first foreign one opened here, and then came a German one. Others followed, principally from America, the Sandwich Islands, Hamburg, and Bremen. Most of the Americans have retired from the field, two were closing when I was at the Amoor, and Mr. Boardman's was the only house in full operation. There were three German establishments, and another of a ...

— Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar - Life • Thomas Wallace Knox

... that marvellous Territory. Here they spent four long years of hard scouting, hard fighting, and no little suffering, while the aide in question was presumably enjoying himself in unlimited ball and opera in a gay Southern capital. Suddenly he turned up in their midst just in time to take part in the closing campaign which left the Apaches for several years a disarmed and subjugated race; he happened to get command of a well-seasoned and thoroughly experienced "troop," and through no particular personal merit, but rather by the faculty he had of seeking ...

— Marion's Faith. • Charles King

... in the dance, her hand resting lightly in his, his fingers closing about it with no hint of a pressure to tell her that again he would take what small advantage he could, his eyes looking gravely down into the eyes which flashed up at him ...

— Six Feet Four • Jackson Gregory

... at me a moment steadily. "You and I are standing far off from each other," he remarked. "I will say one last thing to you, though you seem to wish me gone and your own grave closing in. I was asked by the Governor to tell you that if you would put him in the way of knowing the affairs of your provinces from the letters you have received, together with estimate of forces and plans of your forts, as you have known them, he will spare you. ...

— The Judgment House • Gilbert Parker

... murmured Lucy, half closing her eyes, "how well you describe it! Societies of the cosey; the walls seem padded, the carpets velvet, and the whole structure care-proof; all is quiet gayety and sweet punctuality. Here comfort and good humor move by clock-work; that is Font ...

— Love Me Little, Love Me Long • Charles Reade

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