Hypertext Webster Gateway: "closing"
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)
closing
adj : final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the
closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the
film"; "closing remarks" [ant: {opening}]
n 1: the act of closing something [syn: {shutting}] [ant: {opening}]
2: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want
to say..." [syn: {conclusion}, {end}, {close}, {ending}]
3: approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a
narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave
them little time to avoid a collision" [syn: {closure}]
4: termination of operations [syn: {closure}, {closedown}, {shutdown}]
5: a concluding action [syn: {completion}, {culmination}, {windup},
{mop up}]
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