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Adjective closed has 11 senses
  1. closed - not open or affording passage or access; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains"
    Antonyms:     open, yawning, opened, unstoppered
  2. closed - of a curve or surface; having no end points or boundary curves; of a set; having members that can be produced by a specific operation on other members of the same set; of an interval; containing both its endpoints
    Antonym:     open
  3. shut, unopen, closed - not open; "the door slammed shut"
  4. closed, shut - used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight"
    Antonyms: open, opened, agape, gaping, agaze, staring, round-eyed, wide-eyed, wide, yawning
  5. closed - requiring union membership; "a closed shop"
    Antonym:     nonunion (indirect, via union)
  6. closed - with shutters closed
    Antonym:     unshuttered (indirect, via shuttered)
  7. closed - not open to the general public; "a closed meeting"
    Antonym:     unrestricted (indirect, via restricted)
  8. closed, unsympathetic - not having an open mind; "a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas"
    Antonym: receptive (indirect, via unreceptive)
  9. closed, closed in - blocked against entry; "a closed porch"
    Antonym: unenclosed (indirect, via enclosed)
  10. closed - (of the wings of birds and insects) closed together
    Antonym:     unfolded (indirect, via folded)
  11. closed - shut down; "the airport is closed because of the weather"; "the many closed shops and factories made the town look deserted"
    Antonym:     active (indirect, via inactive)
,Verb close has 17 senses
  1. close, fold, shut down, close down - cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."
    Antonyms: open, open up
    Derived forms: noun closer1, noun closure7, noun close1, noun closing4
    Sample sentence:
    The business is going to close
  2. close - complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"
    --2 is one way to     end, terminate
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
  3. close, shut - move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"
    Antonyms: open, open up
    Derived forms: noun closure6, noun closing1
    Sample sentence:
    They want to close the doors
  4. close - bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"
    --4 is one way to     barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar
    Derived forms: noun closure6, noun closing1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  5. close - finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"
    --5 is one way to     end, terminate
    Antonyms: open
    Derived forms: noun closure7, noun close1, noun closing5
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  6. close - draw near; "The probe closed with the space station"
    --6 is one way to     approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
    Derived forms: noun closure1, noun closing3
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  7. conclude, close - come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"
    --7 is one way to end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
    Derived forms: noun close1, noun close3, noun closing2, noun closing5
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
  8. close, shut - become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"
    --8 is one way to change state, turn
    Antonyms: open, open up
    Derived form: noun closing1
    Sample sentence:
    The doors close
  9. close, come together - come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"
    --9 is one way to move
    Sample sentence:
    Something is ----ing PP
  10. close - unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"
    --10 is one way to     join, bring together
    Derived form: noun closing3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  11. close - bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks"
    --11 is one way to     join, bring together
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  12. close - engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy"
    --12 is one way to     prosecute, engage, pursue
    Derived form: noun closing3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s PP
  13. close - be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"
    --13 is one way to     trade
    Sample sentence:
    Something is ----ing PP
  14. close - cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
    --14 is one way to     end, terminate
    Antonyms: open
    Derived forms: noun closure7, noun closing1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  15. close - change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
    --15 is one way to     move
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  16. close, fill up - fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
    --16 is one way to fill
    Derived forms: noun closure6, noun closing1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  17. close - finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
    --17 is one way to     complete, finish
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
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