closed (Adjective) — Not open or affording passage or access. ex. "the many closed streets made travel difficult" ex. "our neighbours peeped from behind closed curtains"
closed (Adjective) — (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints.
closed (Adjective) — Not open. ex. "the door slammed closed"
closed (Adjective) — (used especially of mouth or eyes) not being used, not open. ex. "he sat quietly with closed eyes"
closed (Adjective) — Requiring union membership. ex. "a closed shop"
closed (Adjective) — With shutters closed.
closed (Adjective) — Not open to the general public. ex. "a closed meeting"
closed (Adjective) — Not having an open mind. ex. "a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas"
closed (Adjective) — Blocked against entry. ex. "a closed porch"
closed (Verb) — Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut. ex. "Close the door"
closed (Verb) — Stop being open; become shut or obstructed. ex. "The windows closed with a loud bang"
closed (Verb) — Cease to operate or cause to cease operating. ex. "The owners decided to move and to close the factory" ex. "My business closes every night at 8 P.M." ex. "close up the shop" ex. "close down the shop"
closed (Verb) — Finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.). ex. "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"
closed (Verb) — Finish in a particular way or with a particular event. ex. "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"
closed (Verb) — Complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement. ex. "We closed on the house on Friday" ex. "They closed the deal on the building"
closed (Verb) — Be priced or listed when trading stops. ex. "The stock market closed high this Friday" ex. "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"
closed (Verb) — Engage at close quarters. ex. "close with the enemy"
closed (Verb) — Cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop.
closed (Verb) — (ball game) change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact.
closed (Verb) — Come together, as if in an embrace. ex. "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"
closed (Verb) — Draw near. ex. "The probe closed with the space station"
closed (Verb) — Bring together all the elements or parts of. ex. "Management closed ranks"
closed (Verb) — Bar access to. ex. "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"
closed (Verb) — Fill or stop up. ex. "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
closed (Verb) — Unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of. ex. "close the circuit" ex. "close a wound" ex. "close up an umbrella"
closed (Verb) — Finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead. ex. "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"