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  • 111close — close1 W1S1 [kləuz US klouz] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(shut)¦ 2¦(move parts together)¦ 3¦(shut for period of time)¦ 4¦(stop operating)¦ 5¦(end)¦ 6 close an account 7¦(in money markets)¦ 8 close a deal/sale/contract etc 9¦(offer finishes)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 112Come Close (Saosin album) — Infobox Album Name = Come Close Type = live Artist = Saosin Released = March 11, 2008 Recorded = November 3, 2007 live at The Theater of Living Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Genre = Alternative rockPost hardcore Length = 63:52 small|(DVD) 30 …

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  • 113close — I. verb (closed; closing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French clos , stem of clore, from Latin claudere to shut, close; perhaps akin to Greek kleiein to close more at clavicle Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to move so as to bar …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 114close — v 1. shut, close up, close off, seal, seal off, obturate; lock, padlock, bolt, latch; fix, fasten, secure, Scot. steek. 2. stop, clog, choke, jam, congest; block, obstruct, bar, occlude, barricade, blockade, stand in the way; impede, hinder,… …

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  • 115come — Synonyms and related words: accomplish, accost, achieve, achieve satisfaction, acquire, add up, add up to, advance, affect, aggregate, amount to, anticipate, appear, approach, appropinquate, approximate, arise, arrive, arrive at, arrive in,… …

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  • 116come on — Synonyms and related words: accost, achieve success, advance, alight upon, allurement, ameliorate, amend, anticipate, appear, approach, appropinquate, approximate, arise, arrive, await, bait, baited trap, be a success, be destined, be fated, be… …

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  • 117close — 1 verb 1 SHUT (I, T) to shut something so that there is no longer a space or hole, or to become shut in this way: Ann closed her book and stood up. | close a door/window/gate: Would you mind if I closed the window? | close the… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 118Close Encounters of the Third Kind — For the concept from which this film derives its name, see Close encounter. Close Encounters of the Third Kind Theatrical release poster Directed by …

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  • 119close in — Synonyms and related words: accost, advance, approach, appropinquate, approximate, bear down on, bear down upon, bear up, beleaguer, beset, besiege, blockade, bound, box in, cage, center, centralize, chamber, close, close up, close with, come,… …

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  • 120close — I adj., adv. /klous/ near 1) close to (close to tears; we live close to town; close to the truth) stingy (colloq.) 2) close with (close with one s money) secretive 3) close about (close about one s past) on intimate terms 4) close to, with (close …

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