(transitive) To enclose, lock up inside something. / (transitive) To come nearer to someone being pursued.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of close in

present participle of close in

plural of Close

A surname.

with the sails close-hauled

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

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.