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verb (NOT OPEN) /kləʊz/
/kloʊz/ Definition
A1 [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.Closing and blocking A2 [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.Closing and blocking
(Definition of close verb (NOT OPEN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- barricade verb
- batten down the hatches idiom
- block noun (OBJECT BLOCKING)
- block sth off phrasal verb
- block sth up phrasal verb
- blockage noun
- cork verb
- dam sth up phrasal verb
- dam verb
- ensconce verb
- ensconced adjective
- gum sth up phrasal verb
- seal verb (COVERING)
- shut sb/sth out phrasal verb (PREVENT ENTRY)
- shut sth off phrasal verb (AREA)
- shut verb (CLOSE)
- silt (sth) up phrasal verb
- snap verb (MOVE QUICKLY)
- stop verb (BLOCK)
- the darkest hour is just before the dawn idiom
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