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closing

/ˈkləʊzɪŋ/

verb

Meaning

  • (physical) To remove a gap.

  • (social) To finish, to terminate.

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

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

Synonyms

narrow,
shut,
close off,
close up,
cover,
shut,
shut off,
close down,
end,
finish,
terminate,
wind up,
close out,
exit

noun

Meaning

  • The act by which something is closed.

    "openings and closings of doors"

  • The end or conclusion of something.

    "the closing of a popular play"

  • The final procedure in a house sale, when documents are signed and recorded.

  • In morphology, the erosion of the dilation of a set.

adjective

Meaning

  • Pertaining to the finish or ending of a series of events; occurring at the end or after all others.

    "I'd like to add some closing words."