January 15 2009

Close(d)

1.	to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.

2.	to stop or obstruct (a gap, entrance, aperture, etc.): to close a hole in a wall with plaster.

3.	to block or hinder passage across or access to: to close a border to tourists; to close the woods to picnickers.

4.	to stop or obstruct the entrances, apertures, or gaps in: He closed the crate and tied it up.

5.	(of the mind) to make imperceptive or inaccessible: to close one's mind to the opposite opinion.

6.	to bring together the parts of; join; unite (often fol. by up): Close up those ranks! The surgeon closed the incision.

7.	Electricity. to complete (an electrical circuit) by joining the circuit elements: The circuit was closed so the current could be measured.

8.	to bring to an end: to close a debate.

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