What is close?
What is close?
- Being near in space or time. See Usage Note at redundancy.
- Being near in relationship: close relatives.
- Bound by mutual interests, loyalties, or affections; intimate: close friends.
- Having little or no space between elements or parts; tight and compact: a close weave.
- Being near the surface; short: a close haircut.
- Being on the brink of: close to tears.
- Decided by a narrow margin; almost even: a close election.
- Faithful to the original: a close copy.
- Rigorous; thorough: close attention; close supervision.
- Shut; closed.
- Shut in; enclosed.
- Confining or narrow; crowded: close quarters.
- Fitting tightly: close garments.
- Lacking fresh air; stuffy: a close room.
- Confined to specific persons or groups: a close secret.
- Strictly confined or guarded: kept under close custody.
- Hidden from view; secluded.
- Secretive; reticent: was close about her personal life.
- Giving or spending with reluctance; stingy.
- Not easily acquired; scarce: Money was close.
- Linguistics Pronounced with the tongue near the palate, as the ee in meet. Used of vowels.
- Marked by more rather than less punctuation, especially commas.
- To move (a door, for example) so that an opening or passage is covered or obstructed; shut.
- To bar access to: closed the road for repairs.
- To fill or stop up: closed the cracks with plaster.