Pronunciations (4)
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/kləʊzd/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/kloʊzd/
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kləʊzd
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kloʊzd
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- US
Adjective
Physically obstructed, sealed, etc. Made impassable.
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A closed and locked door prevented my escape.
The channel was closed as a result of thick ice.
Physically obstructed, sealed, etc. Sealed or covered.
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Her eyes were tightly closed.
Keep this box closed at all times.
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When the top sheet, blanket, and bedspread of a closed bed are turned back, or fanfolded, the closed bed becomes an open bed, or a bed ready to receive a patient or resident.
Physically obstructed, sealed, etc. Physically drawn together, folded or contracted.
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A book lay closed on the table.
a closed fist
Physically obstructed, sealed, etc. In a position preventing fluid from flowing.
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- of valve or damper
Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. Not available for use or operation.
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Phone lines are now closed.
Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. Not operating or conducting trade.
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- of a store or business
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Banks are closed on bank holidays.
Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. Not allowing entrance to visitors or the public.
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The museum is closed for the Christmas holidays.
Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. Not receptive.
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He is closed to new ideas.
Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. Not public.
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closed source a closed committee The bill is being considered by the committee in closed session.
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.
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Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. Not in current use; not connected to as a resource.
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- of a file
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Make sure that all files are closed before you switch off the computer.
Completed, finalised. Settled; decided or determined; withdrawn from consideration.
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This subject is now closed.
Completed, finalised. Having one end joined to the other, forming a completed loop.
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a closed curve, a closed circuit
Completed, finalised. In a position allowing electricity to flow.
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- of a switch or circuit breaker
Completed, finalised. Whose first and last vertices are the same, forming a closed loop.
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- of a walk
Having an open complement.
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- of a set
Such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it.
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- of a set
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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;.
Lacking a free variable.
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- of a formula
Lacking endpoints. For parametric curves, with the same image for the ends of the domain.
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- of a curve
Lacking a boundary.
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- of a surface
Formed by closing the mouth and nose passages completely, like the consonants /t/, /d/, and /p/.
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Having the sound cut off sharply by a following consonant, like the /ɪ/ in pin.
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Having component words joined together without spaces or hyphens; for example, timeslot as opposed to time slot or time-slot.
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- of a multi-word compound
Synonym of close.
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Of a club, bat or other hitting implement; angled downwards and/or (for a right-hander) anticlockwise of straight.
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Adjective
not open or affording passage or access
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the many closed streets made travel difficult
our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains
(set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints
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not open
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the door slammed shut
used especially of mouth or eyes
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he sat quietly with closed eyes
his eyes were shut against the sunlight
requiring union membership
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a closed shop
with shutters closed
not open to the general public
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a closed meeting
not having an open mind
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a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas
blocked against entry
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a closed porch