closing

Plural: closings

Noun

• The concluding part or act of something; an end.
• the act of closing something
• the last section of a communication
• 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"
• termination of operations
• a concluding action
• The act by which something is closed.
• The end or conclusion of something.
• The final procedure in a house sale, when documents are signed and recorded.
• In morphology, the erosion of the dilation of a set.

Verb

• move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
• become closed
• cease to operate or cause to cease operating
• finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
• come to a close
• complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
• be priced or listed when trading stops
• 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
• draw near
• bring together all the elements or parts of
• bar access to
• fill or stop up
• unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
• finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
• present participle and gerund of close

Adjective

• final or ending
  • "the closing stages of the election"
  • "the closing weeks of the year"
  • "the closing scene of the film"
  • "closing remarks"

Adj

• Pertaining to the finish or ending of a series of events; occurring at the end or after all others.

Examples

• I'd like to add some closing words.
• openings and closings of doors
• the closing of a popular play
• The closing scene of Miller's "Death of a Salesman" cannot but evoke a feeling of deep pathos.
• The CLOSING turns of the Words With Friends game were intense, with every point vital.

Synonyms

close, close down, close up, closedown, closure, come together, completion, conclude, conclusion, culmination, end, ending, fill up, fold, mop up, shut, shut down, shutdown, shutting, windup

Antonyms

open, opening

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