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Having an irregular, convulsive motion.
To close with glutinous matter.
The sound made when a cork is forcibly drawn from a bottle.
To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.
To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up.
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.
To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to confine.
To come together; to unite or coalesce, as the parts of a wound, or parts separated.
To end, terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate closed at six o'clock.
To grapple; to engage in hand-to-hand fight.
The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
Conclusion; cessation; ending; end.
A grapple in wrestling.
The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
A double bar marking the end.
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.
A narrow passage leading from a street to a court, and the houses within.
The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not inclosed.
Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box.
Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters.