Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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Definition
close verb (NOT OPEN)
/kləʊz/
/kloʊz/ v
/kloʊz/ v •
[I or T] to (cause something to) change from being open to not being open
Could you close the door/window please?
Close your eyes - I've got a surprise for you.
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[I] When a shop, restaurant or public place closes, people cannot go into it
The banks had closed (to customers) so I couldn't get any money out.
The museum closes at 5.30.
We can't get a drink! It's after (pub) closing time.
(Definition of close verb (NOT OPEN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
