Hypertext Webster Gateway: "closed"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Close \Close\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Closed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Closing}.] [From OF. & F. clos, p. p. of clore to close, fr.
L. claudere; akin to G. schliessen to shut, and to E. clot,
cloister, clavicle, conclude, sluice. Cf. {Clause}, n.]
1. To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close
the eyes; to close a door.
2. To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to
close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up.
3. To bring to an end or period; to conclude; to complete; to
finish; to end; to consummate; as, to close a bargain; to
close a course of instruction.
One frugal supper did our studies close. --Dryden.
4. To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to
confine.
The depth closed me round about. --Jonah ii. 5.
But now thou dost thyself immure and close In some
one corner of a feeble heart. --Herbert.
{A closed sea}, a sea within the jurisdiction of some
particular nation, which controls its navigation.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
closed
adj 1: not open or affording passage or access; "the many closed
streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped
from behind closed curtains" [ant: {open}]
2: (mathematics) of a curve or surface; having no end points or
boundary curves; of a set; having members that can be
produced by a specific operation on other members of the
same set; of an interval; containing both its endpoints
[ant: {open}]
3: not open; "the door slammed shut" [syn: {shut}, {unopen}]
[ant: {open}]
4: used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with
closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight"
[syn: {shut}] [ant: {open}]
5: requiring union membership; "a closed shop" [syn: {closed(a)}]
6: with shutters closed
7: not open to the general public; "a closed meeting"
8: not having an open mind; "a closed mind unreceptive to new
ideas" [syn: {unsympathetic}]
9: blocked against entry; "a closed porch" [syn: {closed in(p)}]
10: (of the wings of birds and insects) closed together
11: shut down; "the airport is closed because of the weather";
"the many closed shops and factories made the town look
deserted"
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