To grapple; to engage in close combat.
closes
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for closes.
Editorial note
A cubicle is not the same as an office with a door that closes.
Quick take
To grapple; to engage in close combat.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of closes gathered in one view.
To finish.
To make or become non-operational or unavailable for use.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for closes.
verb
To grapple; to engage in close combat.
verb
To finish.
verb
To make or become non-operational or unavailable for use.
verb
(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
Example sentences
A cubicle is not the same as an office with a door that closes.
If the user closes the browser or tab, the attack can continue at a later point in time.
We try to click the large 'X' in the corner and as expected the window closes.
Clicking on any of the links closes the menu, so you can't open many links in new tabs at once.
Lastly, it closes with: >It’s all here, inside and in the room — not on the screen — before us.
First laser cuts, doctor opens the flap, second laser does the correction, doctor closes it up.
There might be a way to put some sort of flap that closes over the card.
Ah, and then it just silently throws an exc and never closes the connection.
I use private browsing mode, and accept third-party cookies from visited sites, but all cookies are deleted when Firefox closes.
The stock still opens at $20 and still closes at $60.
Click here, click there, this screen closes, that one opens, this thing is over here.
Took up less space, prevented accidental closes, easily allowed rapid closing.
Quote examples
There are 32 bytes leaked out of some internal runtime code, but they are allocated once globally, not "whenever a thread closes".
These targeted conditions, which generally will remain in effect for four years after the merger closes" So the commission admits that there are potential harms of merging two large firms, but will only keep the conditions that prevent these harms from happening for only 4 years.
In dickbutt's account, the friend claims not to know Joy personally, and not to have been involved in the events, but manages to describe Joy as "passive aggressive" and "not classy", and closes by saying "Google is fucking awesome and anyone who says otherwise is talking out their ass." I kind of wish this were not the top-voted comment on an HN thread about pay equity.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use closes in a sentence?
A cubicle is not the same as an office with a door that closes.
What does closes mean?
To grapple; to engage in close combat.
What part of speech is closes?
closes is commonly used as verb.