closing

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noun

1. the act of closing something (Freq. 2)

• Syn: ↑shutting

• Ant: ↑opening

• Derivationally related forms: ↑close, ↑shut (for: ↑shutting)

• Hypernyms: ↑motion, ↑movement, ↑move, ↑motility

2. the last section of a communication

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in conclusion I want to say...

• Syn: ↑conclusion, ↑end, ↑close, ↑ending

• Derivationally related forms: ↑close, ↑end (for: ↑end)

• Hypernyms: ↑section, ↑subdivision

• Hyponyms:

↑anticlimax, ↑bathos, ↑epilogue, ↑epilog, ↑peroration, ↑finale, ↑coda

• Part Holonyms: ↑narration, ↑recital, ↑yarn, ↑address, ↑speech

3. approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap

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the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision

• Syn: ↑closure

• Derivationally related forms: ↑close (for: ↑closure), ↑close

• Hypernyms: ↑approach, ↑approaching, ↑coming

4. termination of operations

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they regretted the closure of the day care center

• Syn: ↑closure, ↑closedown, ↑shutdown

• Derivationally related forms: ↑shut down (for: ↑shutdown), ↑close, ↑close down (for: ↑closedown), ↑close (for: ↑closure)

• Hypernyms: ↑termination, ↑ending, ↑conclusion

• Hyponyms: ↑plant closing, ↑bank closing, ↑layoff

5. a concluding action

• Syn: ↑completion, ↑culmination, ↑windup, ↑mop up

• Derivationally related forms: ↑mop up (for: ↑mop up), ↑wind up (for: ↑windup), ↑close, ↑culminate (for: ↑culmination), ↑complete (for: ↑completion)

• Hypernyms: ↑termination, ↑ending, ↑conclusion

• Hyponyms:

↑consummation, ↑finish, ↑finishing, ↑finalization, ↑finalisation, ↑follow-through, ↑graduation

II

adjective

final or ending (Freq. 3)

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the closing stages of the election

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the closing weeks of the year

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the closing scene of the film

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closing remarks

• Ant: ↑opening

• Similar to: ↑concluding, ↑final, ↑last, ↑terminal, ↑terminative, ↑year-end