Definition (verb) cease to operate or cause to cease operating
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The owners decided to move and to close the factory
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My business closes every night at 8 P.M.
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close up the shop
Definition (verb) block passage through
Definition (verb) unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
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close the circuit
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close a wound
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close a book
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close up an umbrella
Definition (verb) refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
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The children shut up when their father approached
Definition (adv) very close
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without my reading glasses I can hardly see things close up
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even firing at close range he missed
