An end or conclusion. / The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction. / (sales) The point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy. / A grapple in wrestling.

(now rare) Closed, shut. / Narrow; confined. / At a little distance; near. / Intimate; well-loved. / (law) Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held.

In a close manner. / (obsolete) secretly; privately

with the sails close-hauled

(nautical) with the sails trimmed as close to the wind as possible with all sails full and not shivering

(US, idiomatic, humorous, derogatory) Adequate: acceptable as government work, imperfect but not worth the time or effort of improving.

To seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.

(transitive, intransitive) To stop trading as a business. / (transitive) To surround someone, as to impede their movement.

To move people closer together. / To shut a building or a business for a period of time. / To heal a cut or other wound / To become less 'open' or communicative, to shrink back.

(idiomatic) In private; in one's private life; lacking (normal) public disclosure, in camera. / (idiomatic, sports) Without public spectators.