1. [verb] (transitive) To close, to stop from being open.
2. [verb] (intransitive) To close, to stop being open.
3. [verb] (transitive or intransitive) (chiefly British) To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed.
4. [verb] To preclude; to exclude; to bar out.
5. [adjective] Closed
6. [noun] The act or time of shutting; close.
7. [noun] A door or cover; a shutter.
8. [noun] The line or place where two pieces of metal are welded together.
9. [noun] (British) (Shropshire dialect) A narrow alley or passage acting as a short cut through the buildings between two streets.
10. [verb] Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; 'Close the door'; 'shut the window'.
11. [verb] Become closed; 'The windows closed with a loud bang'.
12. [verb] Prevent from entering; shut out; 'The trees were shutting out all sunlight'; 'This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country'.
13. [adjective] Not open; 'the door slammed shut'.
14. [adjective] Used especially of mouth or eyes; 'he sat quietly with closed eyes'; 'his eyes were shut against the sunlight'.
