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closed.

Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/kləʊzd/Received-Pronunciation/kloʊzd/General-American
  1. Physically obstructed, sealed, etc. Made impassable.

    not-comparable
    A closed and locked door prevented my escape.
    The channel was closed as a result of thick ice.
  2. Physically obstructed, sealed, etc. Sealed or covered.

    not-comparable
    Her eyes were tightly closed.
    Keep this box closed at all times.
  3. Physically obstructed, sealed, etc. Physically drawn together, folded or contracted.

    not-comparable
    A book lay closed on the table.
    a closed fist
  4. Physically obstructed, sealed, etc. In a position preventing fluid from flowing.

    not-comparable
  5. Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. Not available for use or operation.

    not-comparable
    Phone lines are now closed.
  6. Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. Not operating or conducting trade.

    not-comparable
    Banks are closed on bank holidays.
  7. Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. Not allowing entrance to visitors or the public.

    not-comparable
    The museum is closed for the Christmas holidays.
  8. Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. Not receptive.

    not-comparable
    He is closed to new ideas.
  9. Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. Not public.

    not-comparable
    closed source  a closed committee  The bill is being considered by the committee in closed session.
  10. Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. Of a competition or tournament: with the competitors restricted to a specific group, such as professionals, amateurs, members or residents.

    not-comparable
  11. Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. Not in current use; not connected to as a resource.

    not-comparable · usually
    Make sure that all files are closed before you switch off the computer.
  12. Completed, finalised. Settled; decided or determined; withdrawn from consideration.

    not-comparable
    This subject is now closed.
  13. Completed, finalised. Having one end joined to the other, forming a completed loop.

    not-comparable
    a closed curve, a closed circuit
  14. Completed, finalised. In a position allowing electricity to flow.

    not-comparable
  15. Completed, finalised. Whose first and last vertices are the same, forming a closed loop.

    not-comparable
  16. Having an open complement.

    not-comparable
  17. Such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it.

    not-comparable
    The set of integers is closed under addition: #92;forallx,y#92;in#92;mathbb#123;Z#125;,#92;,x#43;y#92;in#92;mathbb#123;Z#125;.
  18. Lacking a free variable.

    not-comparable
  19. Lacking endpoints. For parametric curves, with the same image for the ends of the domain.

    not-comparable
  20. Lacking a boundary.

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  21. Formed by closing the mouth and nose passages completely, like the consonants /t/, /d/, and /p/.

    not-comparable
  22. Having the sound cut off sharply by a following consonant, like the /ɪ/ in pin.

    not-comparable
  23. Having component words joined together without spaces or hyphens; for example, timeslot as opposed to time slot or time-slot.

    not-comparable
  24. Synonym of close.

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  25. Of a club, bat or other hitting implement; angled downwards and/or (for a right-hander) anticlockwise of straight.

    especially · not-comparable
verb/kləʊzd/Received-Pronunciation/kloʊzd/General-American
  1. simple past and past participle of close

    form-of · participle · past
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.