Define the word Closing"Closing" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Close \Close\ (kl[=o]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Closed
(kl[=o]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Closing.] [From OF. & F. clos,
p. p. of clore to close, fr. L. claudere; akin to G.
schliessen to shut, and to E. clot, cloister, clavicle,
conclude, sluice. Cf. Clause, n.]
1. To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close
the eyes; to close a door.
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2. To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to
close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up.
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3. 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.
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One frugal supper did our studies close. --Dryden.
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4. To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to
confine.
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The depth closed me round about. --Jonah ii. 5.
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But now thou dost thyself immure and close
In some one corner of a feeble heart. --Herbert.
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A closed sea, a sea within the jurisdiction of some
particular nation, which controls its navigation.
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"closing" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
closing \closing\ adj.
final or ending; terminal; as, the closing stages of the
election; the closing weeks of the year; the closing scene of
the film; closing remarks. Opposite of opening. [Narrower
terms: year-end]
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"closing" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
closing \closing\ n.
1. the act of closing something.
Syn: shutting.
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2. the last section of a communication.
Syn: conclusion, close, ending.
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3. termination of operations.
Syn: closure, closedown, shutdown.
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4. a concluding action.
Syn: completion, culmination, windup, mop up.
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5. (Commerce) the final action in a commercial transaction,
especially the meeting between buyer and seller (and in
some cases mortgagee), or their representatives, in a
transaction for sale of real estate in which all documents
are signed and all procedures carried out to complete the
sale; -- called also real estate closing.
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"closing" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
closing
adj : final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the
closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the
film"; "closing remarks" [ant: opening]
n 1: the act of closing something [syn: shutting] [ant: opening]
2: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want
to say..." [syn: conclusion, end, close, ending]
3: approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a
narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave
them little time to avoid a collision" [syn: closure]
4: termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of
the day care center" [syn: closure, closedown, shutdown]
5: a concluding action [syn: completion, culmination, windup,
mop up]
"closing" moby-thes "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"
60 Moby Thesaurus words for "closing":
abandonment, accommodation, adjustment, arrangement, blockade,
breakoff, capping, cease, ceasing, cessation, close, closure,
concluding, conclusion, consummative, consummatory, crowning,
culminating, culminative, decline, desinence, desistance,
discontinuance, discontinuation, end, ending, eventual, final,
finish, finishing, hindmost, homestretch, lag, lapse, last lap,
last round, last stage, latest, latter, occlusion, perfecting,
perfective, period, relinquishment, renunciation, sealing,
settlement, shutdown, shutting, shutting up, signature, signing,
solemnization, stop, stopping, surcease, terminal, terminating,
termination, ultimate
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