close call close shave squeak squeaker narrow escape | something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin |
approximation bringing close together | the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue |
finale close closing curtain finis | the concluding part of any performance |
close-order drill | (military) military drill of troops in standard marching (shoulder-to-shoulder) |
close-quarter fighting | hand-to-hand fighting at close quarters |
close support | close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit |
close supporting fire | fire on enemy troops or weapons or positions that are near the supported unit and are the most immediate and serious threat to it |
conclusion end close closing ending | the last section of a communication, in conclusion I want to say... |
closed corporation close corporation private corporation privately held corporation | a corporation owned by a few people, shares have no public market |
close order | a military formation for drill or marching |
close quarters | a situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or something |
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 |
close out | terminate, We closed out our account |
close | finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead, The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning |
close | complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement, We closed on the house on Friday, They closed the deal on the building |
close up clam up dummy up shut up belt up button up be quiet keep mum | refuse to talk or stop talking, fall silent, The children shut up when their father approached |
cling to hold close hold tight clutch | hold firmly, usually with one's hands, She clutched my arm when she got scared |
close up close f | unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of, close the circuit, close a wound, close a book, close up an umbrella |
close shut | move so that an opening or passage is obstructed, make shut, Close the door, shut the window |
close shut | become closed, The windows closed with a loud bang |
close b fill up | fill or stop up, Can you close the cracks with caulking? |
cuddle snuggle nestle nest nuzzle draw close | move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position, We cuddled against each other to keep warm, The children snuggled into their sleeping bags |
obstruct obturate impede occlude jam block close up | block passage through, obstruct the path |
shut off block off close off | block off the passage through, We shut off the valve |
close | bar access to, Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours |
enclose close in inclose shut in | surround completely, Darkness enclosed him, They closed in the porch with a fence |
close e | bring together all the elements or parts of, Management closed ranks |
draw close | pull towards oneself, He drew the crying child close |
shut off close off | isolate or separate, She was shut off from the friends |
approach near come on go up draw near draw close come near | move towards, We were approaching our destination, They are drawing near, The enemy army came nearer and nearer |
close f | draw near, The probe closed with the space station |
close a come together | come together, as if in an embrace, Her arms closed around her long lost relative |
close in draw in | advance or converge on, The police were closing in on him |
close | change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact |
close | cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop |
close out | terminate by selling off or disposing of, He closed out his line of sports cars |
come close | nearly do something, She came close to quitting her job |
close f | engage at close quarters, close with the enemy |
close | finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.), The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board |
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 P.M., close up the shop |
conclude close | come to a close, The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin |
preclude rule out close out | make impossible, especially beforehand |
approximate come close | be close or similar, Her results approximate my own |
shut off close off | stem the flow of, shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation |
close | be priced or listed when trading stops, The stock market closed high this Friday, My new stocks closed at last night |
close faithful | marked by fidelity to an original, a close translation, a faithful copy of the portrait, a faithful rendering of the observed facts |
close-minded closed-minded | not ready to receive to new ideas |
close | rigorously attentive, strict and thorough, close supervision, paid close attention, a close study, kept a close watch on expenditures |
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 |
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 |