close

To obstruct (an opening).

To move so that an opening is closed.

To make (e.g. a gap) smaller.

(transitive, intransitive, engineering, gas and liquid flow, of valve or damper) To move to a position preventing fluid from flowing.

(transitive, intransitive, electricity, of a switch, fuse or circuit breaker) To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.

To grapple; to engage in close combat.

To put an end to; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to consummate.

To come to an end.

(marketing) To make a sale.

(baseball, pitching) To make the final outs, usually three, of a game.

(figuratively, computing) To terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc.

(transitive, finance) To cancel or reverse (a trading position).

To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.

(surveying) To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.

(intransitive) To do the tasks (putting things away, locking doors, etc.) required to prepare a store or other establishment to shut down for the night.

(Philippines) To turn off; to switch off.