Close vs. Exit

Closeverb

(physical) To remove a gap.

Exitnoun

A way out.

‘He was looking for the exit and got lost.’;

Closeverb

To obstruct (an opening).

Exitnoun

A passage or gate from inside someplace to the outside, outgang.

‘She stood at the exit of the house looking back and waving at those inside.’;

Closeverb

To move so that an opening is closed.

‘Close the door behind you when you leave.’; ‘Jim was listening to headphones with his eyes closed.’;

Exitnoun

The action of leaving.

‘He made his exit at the opportune time.’;

Closeverb

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

‘The runner in second place is closing the gap on the leader.’; ‘to close the ranks of an army’;

Exitnoun

Death.

‘The untimely exit of a consummate politician.’;

Closeverb

To grapple; to engage in close combat.

Exitverb

To go out.

Closeverb

(social) To finish, to terminate.

Exitverb

To leave.

Closeverb

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

‘close the session;’; ‘to close a bargain;’; ‘to close a course of instruction’;

Exitverb

(euphemism) To die.

Closeverb

To come to an end.

‘The debate closed at six o'clock.’;

Exit

He (or she ) goes out, or retires from view; as, exit Macbeth.

Closeverb

(marketing) To make a sale.

Exitnoun

The departure of a player from the stage, when he has performed his part.

‘They have their exits and their entrances.’;

Closeverb

To make the final outs, usually three, of a game.

‘He has closed the last two games for his team.’;

Exitnoun

Any departure; the act of quitting the stage of action or of life; death; as, to make one's exit.

‘Sighs for his exit, vulgarly called death.’;

Closeverb

To terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc.

Exitnoun

A way of departure; passage out of a place; egress; way out.

‘Forcing the water forth through its ordinary exits.’;

Closeverb

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

Exitnoun

an opening that permits escape or release;

‘he blocked the way out’; ‘the canyon had only one issue’;

Closeverb

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

Exitnoun

euphemistic expressions for death;

‘thousands mourned his passing’;

Closenoun

An end or conclusion.

‘We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close.’;

Exitnoun

the act of going out

Closenoun

The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.

Exitverb

move out of or depart from;

‘leave the room’; ‘the fugitive has left the country’;

Closenoun

A grapple in wrestling.

Exitverb

lose the lead

Closenoun

(music) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.

Exitverb

pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life;

‘She died from cancer’; ‘They children perished in the fire’; ‘The patient went peacefully’;

Closenoun

(music) A double bar marking the end.

Closenoun

An enclosed field.

Closenoun

(British) A street that ends in a dead end.

Closenoun

(Scotland) A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.

Closenoun

(Scotland) The common staircase in a tenement.

Closenoun

A cathedral close.

Closenoun

(legal) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed.

Closeadjective

Closed, shut.

Closeadjective

Narrow; confined.

‘a close alley; close quarters’;

Closeadjective

At a little distance; near.

‘Is your house close?’;

Closeadjective

Intimate; well-loved.

‘He is a close friend.’;

Closeadjective

(legal) Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held.

Closeadjective

Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.

Closeadjective

Hot, humid, with no wind.

Closeadjective

Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.

Closeadjective

Strictly confined; carefully guarded.

‘a close prisoner’;

Closeadjective

(obsolete) Out of the way of observation; secluded; secret; hidden.

Closeadjective

Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced.

‘a close contest’;

Closeadjective

Short.

‘to cut grass or hair close’;

Closeadjective

(archaic) Dense; solid; compact.

Closeadjective

(archaic) Concise; to the point.

‘close reasoning’;

Closeadjective

(dated) Difficult to obtain.

‘Money is close.’;

Closeadjective

(dated) Parsimonious; stingy.

Closeadjective

Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact.

‘a close translation’;

Closeadjective

Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict.

‘The patient was kept under close observation.’;

Closeadjective

Marked, evident.

Closeverb

To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.

Closeverb

To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to close the ranks of an army; - often used with up.

Closeverb

To bring to an end or period; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to end; to consummate; as, to close a bargain; to close a course of instruction.

‘One frugal supper did our studies close.’;

Closeverb

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

‘The depth closed me round about.’; ‘But now thou dost thyself immure and closeIn some one corner of a feeble heart.’;

Closeverb

To come together; to unite or coalesce, as the parts of a wound, or parts separated.

‘What deep wounds ever closed without a scar?’;

Closeverb

To end, terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate closed at six o'clock.

Closeverb

To grapple; to engage in hand-to-hand fight.

‘They boldly closed in a hand-to-hand contest.’;

Closenoun

The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.

‘The doors of plank were; their close exquisite.’;

Closenoun

Conclusion; cessation; ending; end.

‘His long and troubled life was drawing to a close.’;

Closenoun

A grapple in wrestling.

Closenoun

The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.

‘At every close she made, the attending throngReplied, and bore the burden of the song.’;

Closenoun

An inclosed place; especially, a small field or piece of land surrounded by a wall, hedge, or fence of any kind; - specifically, the precinct of a cathedral or abbey.

‘Closes surrounded by the venerable abodes of deans and canons.’;

Closenoun

A narrow passage leading from a street to a court, and the houses within.

Closenoun

The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not inclosed.

Closeadjective

Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box.

‘From a close bower this dainty music flowed.’;

Closeadjective

Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters.

Closeadjective

Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude; - said of the air, weather, etc.

‘If the rooms be low-roofed, or full of windows and doors, the one maketh the air close, . . . and the other maketh it exceeding unequal.’;

Closeadjective

Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close prisoner.

Closeadjective

Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden.

‘"Her close intent."’;

Closeadjective

Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent.

Closeadjective

Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact; as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as applied to liquids.

‘The golden globe being put into a press, . . . the water made itself way through the pores of that very close metal.’;

Closeadjective

Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning.

Closeadjective

Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; - often followed by to.

‘Plant the spring crocuses close to a wall.’; ‘The thought of the Man of sorrows seemed a very close thing - not a faint hearsay.’;

Closeadjective

Short; as, to cut grass or hair close.

Closeadjective

Intimate; familiar; confidential.

‘League with you I seekAnd mutual amity, so strait, so close,That I with you must dwell, or you with me.’;

Closeadjective

Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote.

Closeadjective

Difficult to obtain; as, money is close.

Closeadjective

Parsimonious; stingy.

Closeadjective

Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact; strict; as, a close translation.

Closeadjective

Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict; not wandering; as, a close observer.

Closeadjective

Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; - opposed to open.

Closeadverb

In a close manner.

Closeadverb

Secretly; darkly.

‘A wondrous vision which did close implyThe course of all her fortune and posterity.’;

Closenoun

the temporal end; the concluding time;

‘the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell’; ‘the market was up at the finish’; ‘they were playing better at the close of the season’;

Closenoun

the last section of a communication;

‘in conclusion I want to say...’;

Closenoun

the concluding part of any performance

Closeverb

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.’;

Closeverb

complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement;

‘We closed on the house on Friday’; ‘They closed the deal on the building’;

Closeverb

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut;

‘Close the door’; ‘shut the window’;

Closeverb

bar access to;

‘Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours’;

Closeverb

finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.);

‘The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board’;

Closeverb

draw near;

‘The probe closed with the space station’;

Closeverb

come to a close;

‘The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin’;

Closeverb

become closed;

‘The windows closed with a loud bang’;

Closeverb

come together, as if in an embrace;

‘Her arms closed around her long lost relative’;

Closeverb

unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of;

‘close the circuit’; ‘close a wound’;

Closeverb

bring together all the elements or parts of;

‘Management closed ranks’;

Closeverb

engage at close quarters;

‘close with the enemy’;

Closeverb

be priced or listed when trading stops;

‘The stock market closed high this Friday’; ‘My new stocks closed at $59 last night’;

Closeverb

cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop

Closeverb

change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact

Closeverb

fill or stop up;

‘Can you close the cracks with caulking?’;

Closeverb

finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead;

‘The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning’;

Closeadjective

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other;

‘close to noon’; ‘how close are we to town?’; ‘a close formation of ships’;

Closeadjective

close in relevance or relationship;

‘a close family’; ‘we are all...in close sympathy with...’; ‘close kin’; ‘a close resemblance’;

Closeadjective

not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances;

‘near neighbors’; ‘in the near future’; ‘they are near equals’; ‘his nearest approach to success’; ‘a very near thing’; ‘a near hit by the bomb’; ‘she was near tears’; ‘she was close to tears’; ‘had a close call’;

Closeadjective

rigorously attentive; strict and thorough;

‘close supervision’; ‘paid close attention’; ‘a close study’; ‘kept a close watch on expenditures’;

Closeadjective

marked by fidelity to an original;

‘a close translation’; ‘a faithful copy of the portrait’; ‘a faithful rendering of the observed facts’;

Closeadjective

(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched;

‘a close contest’; ‘a close election’; ‘a tight game’;

Closeadjective

crowded;

‘close quarters’;

Closeadjective

lacking fresh air;

‘a dusty airless attic’; ‘the dreadfully close atmosphere’; ‘hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke’;

Closeadjective

of textiles;

‘a close weave’; ‘smooth percale with a very tight weave’;

Closeadjective

strictly confined or guarded;

‘kept under close custody’;

Closeadjective

confined to specific persons;

‘a close secret’;

Closeadjective

fitting closely but comfortably;

‘a close fit’;

Closeadjective

used of hair or haircuts;

‘a close military haircut’;

Closeadjective

giving or spending with reluctance;

‘our cheeseparing administration’; ‘very close (or near) with his money’; ‘a penny-pinching miserly old man’;

Closeadjective

inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information;

‘although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it’;

Closeadverb

near in time or place or relationship;

‘as the wedding day drew near’; ‘stood near the door’; ‘don't shoot until they come near’; ‘getting near to the true explanation’; ‘her mother is always near’; ‘The end draws nigh’; ‘the bullet didn't come close’; ‘don't get too close to the fire’;

Closeadverb

in an attentive manner;

‘he remained close on his guard’;

Closeadjective

only a short distance away or apart in space or time

‘her birthday and mine were close together’; ‘the hotel is close to the sea’; ‘why don't we go straight to the shops, as we're so close?’;

Closeadjective

with very little or no space in between; dense

‘cloth with a close weave’; ‘this work occupies over 1,300 pages of close print’;

Closeadjective

narrowly enclosed

‘animals in close confinement’;

Closeadjective

very near to (being or doing something)

‘on a good day the climate in LA is close to perfection’; ‘she was close to tears’;

Closeadjective

(with reference to a competitive situation) involving only a small margin between winner and loser

‘she finished a close second’; ‘the race will be a close contest’;

Closeadjective

denoting a family member who is part of a person's immediate family, typically a parent or sibling

‘the family history of cancer in close relatives’;

Closeadjective

on very affectionate or intimate terms

‘they had always been very close, with no secrets at all’;

Closeadjective

(of a connection or resemblance) strong

‘the college has close links with many other institutions’;

Closeadjective

(of observation, examination, etc.) done in a careful and thorough way

‘pay close attention to what your body is telling you about yourself’;

Closeadjective

carefully guarded

‘his whereabouts are a close secret’;

Closeadjective

not willing to give away money or information; secretive

‘you're very close about your work, aren't you?’;

Closeadjective

uncomfortably humid or airless

‘it was very close in the dressing room’; ‘a close, hazy day’;

Closeadjective

another term for high (sense 7 of the adjective)

Closeadverb

very near to someone or something; with very little space between

‘he was holding her close’; ‘they stood close to the door’;

Closenoun

a residential street without through access

‘she lives at 12 Goodwood Close’;

Closenoun

the precinct surrounding a cathedral.

Closenoun

a playing field at certain traditional English public schools.

Closenoun

an entry from the street to a common stairway or to a court at the back of a building.

Closenoun

the end of an event or of a period of time or activity

‘the afternoon drew to a close’; ‘the seminar was brought to a close with a discussion of future trends’;

Closenoun

the end of a day's trading on a stock market

‘by the close the Dow Jones average was down 13.52 points at 2,759.84’;

Closenoun

the end of a day's play in a cricket match

‘at the close, Lancashire were 129 for 3’;

Closenoun

the conclusion of a phrase; a cadence.

Closenoun

the shutting of something, especially a door

‘the door jerked to a close behind them’;

Closeverb

move so as to cover an opening

‘she jumped on to the train just as the doors were closing’; ‘they had to close the window because of the insects’; ‘she closed the door quietly’; ‘I kept closing my eyes and nodding off’;

Closeverb

block up (a hole or opening)

‘Stephen closed his ears to the sound’; ‘close the hole with a plug of cotton wool’;

Closeverb

bring two parts of (something) together so as to block its opening or bring it into a folded state

‘Rex closed the book’; ‘Loretta closed her mouth’;

Closeverb

come into contact with (something) so as to encircle and hold it

‘my fist closed around the weapon’;

Closeverb

make (an electric circuit) continuous

‘this will cause a relay to operate and close the circuit’;

Closeverb

bring or come to an end

‘the concert closed with ‘Silent Night’’; ‘the members were thanked for attending and the meeting was closed’;

Closeverb

finish speaking or writing

‘we close with a point about truth’;

Closeverb

bring (a business transaction) to a satisfactory conclusion

‘right now we are trying to close the deal with our sponsors’;

Closeverb

(of a business, organization, or institution) cease to be in operation or accessible to the public, either permanently or at the end of a working day or other period of time

‘a hoax call which closed the city's stations for 4 hours’; ‘the factory is to close with the loss of 150 jobs’;

Closeverb

remove all the funds from (a bank or building society account) and cease to use it

‘I went to the bank to close an account held by my daughter’;

Closeverb

make (a file) inaccessible after use, so that it is securely stored until required again

‘a statement is used to close a data file’;

Closeverb

gradually get nearer to someone or something

‘he tried to walk faster, but each time the man closed up on him again’; ‘they plotted a large group of aircraft about 130 miles away and closing fast’;