closed

Verb

• move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
• become closed
  • "The windows closed with a loud bang"
• cease to operate or cause to cease operating
• finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
  • "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"
• come to a close
  • "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"
• complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
  • "We closed on the house on Friday"
  • "They closed the deal on the building"
• be priced or listed when trading stops
  • "The stock market closed high this Friday"
  • "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"
• engage at close quarters
• cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
• change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
• come together, as if in an embrace
  • "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"
• draw near
  • "The probe closed with the space station"
• bring together all the elements or parts of
  • "Management closed ranks"
• bar access to
  • "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"
• fill or stop up
• unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
• finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
  • "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
• simple past and past participle of close

Adjective

• not open or affording passage or access
  • "the many closed streets made travel difficult"
  • "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains"
• (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints
• not open
• used especially of mouth or eyes
  • "he sat quietly with closed eyes"

Adjective Satellite

• requiring union membership
  • "a closed shop"
• with shutters closed
• not open to the general public
  • "a closed meeting"
• not having an open mind
  • "a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas"
• blocked against entry
  • "a closed porch"

Adj

• Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.
• Made impassable.
• Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.
• Sealed or covered.
• Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.
• Physically drawn together, folded or contracted.
• Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.
• In a position preventing fluid from flowing.
• Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.
• Not available for use or operation.
• Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.
• Not operating or conducting trade.
• Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.
• Not allowing entrance to visitors or the public.
• Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.
• Not receptive.
• Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.
• Not public.
• Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.
• Of a competition or tournament: with the competitors restricted to a specific group, such as professionals, amateurs, members or residents.
• Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.
• Not in current use; not connected to as a resource.
• Completed, finalised.
• Settled; decided or determined; withdrawn from consideration.
• Completed, finalised.
• Having one end joined to the other, forming a completed loop.
• Completed, finalised.
• In a position allowing electricity to flow.
• Completed, finalised.
• Whose first and last vertices are the same, forming a closed loop.
• Having an open complement.
• Such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it.
• Lacking a free variable.
• Formed by closing the mouth and nose passages completely, like the consonants /t/, /d/, and /p/.
• Having the sound cut off sharply by a following consonant, like the /ɪ/ in pin.
• Having component words joined together without spaces or hyphens; for example, timeslot as opposed to time slot or time-slot.
• Synonym of close.
• Of a club, bat or other hitting implement; angled downwards and/or (for a right-hander) anticlockwise of straight.

Examples

• A book lay closed on the table.
• A closed and locked door prevented my escape.
• a closed curve, a closed circuit
• a closed fist
• Banks are closed on bank holidays.
• closed source  a closed committee  The bill is being considered by the committee in closed session.
• He is closed to new ideas.
• Her eyes were tightly closed.
• Keep this box closed at all times.
• Make sure that all files are closed before you switch off the computer.
• Phone lines are now closed.
• The channel was closed as a result of thick ice.
• The museum is closed for the Christmas holidays.
• The set of integers is closed under addition: #92;forallx,y#92;in#92;mathbb#123;Z#125;#92;,x#43;y#92;in#92;mathbb#123;Z#125;.
• This subject is now closed.

Synonyms

close, close down, close up, closed in, come together, conclude, fill up, fold, shut, shut down, unopen, unsympathetic

Antonyms

open

Related Words

close

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