1. Not open or accessible
   "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbours peeped from behind closed curtains";
   - shut, unopen [rare]
    
2. (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints
   "The interval [0,1] is a closed set"
    
3. (used especially of mouth or eyes) not being used, not open
   "he sat quietly with closed eyes";
   - shut
    
4. Blocked against entry
   "a closed porch";
   - closed in
    
5. Not open to the general public
   "a closed meeting"
    
6. Not having an open mind
   "a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas";
   - unsympathetic
    
7. Requiring union membership
   "a closed shop"
    
8. With shutters closed
   "The closed windows kept out the storm"
    
9. Finished or concluded
   "The case is now closed"

1. Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
   "Close the door";
   - shut
    
2. Stop being open; become shut or obstructed
   "The windows closed with a loud bang";
   - shut
    
3. Finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
   "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"
    
4. Cease to operate or cause to cease operating
   "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M"; "close up the shop"; "close down the shop";
   - close up, fold, shut down, close down
    
5. Unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
   "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close up an umbrella";
   - close up
    
6. Bar access to
   "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"
    
7. Fill or stop up
   "Can you close the cracks with caulking?";
   - fill up
    
8. Draw near
   "The probe closed with the space station"
    
9. Come together, as if in an embrace
   "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"
    
10. Complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
    "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"
     
11. Finish in a particular way or with a particular event
    "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin";
    - conclude
     
12. Be priced or listed when trading stops
    "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"
     
13. Bring together all the elements or parts of
    "Management closed ranks"
     
14. Cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
    "He closed all the open tabs before shutting down his computer"
     
15. Engage at close quarters
    "close with the enemy"
     
16. (ball game) change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
    "The batter closed his stance to hit the inside pitch"
     
17. Finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
    "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"

See also: blinking, blocked, compressed, drawn, enclosed, nonopening, obstructed, restricted, sealed, shuttered, squinched, squinting, stoppered, tight, union, unreceptive, winking

Type of: approach, bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, break, break off, cease, change state, come near, come on, complete, discontinue, displace, draw close, draw near, end, engage, fill, finish, give up, join, lay off, move, near, prosecute, pursue, quit, stop, surcease [archaic], terminate, trade, turn

Antonym: open

Encyclopedia: Closed