verb

 

door/window etc If something closes, it moves so that it is not open, and if you close something, you make it move so that it is not open.

Jane closed the window.

 

public place If a shop, restaurant, public place, etc closes, people cannot go in it.

The supermarket closes at 8 p.m.

 

organization If a business or organization closes, or if someone or something closes it, it stops operating.

Many factories have closed in the last ten years.

 

end to end, or to end something

She closed the meeting with a short speech.

 

noun

 

the end of something

They finally reached an agreement at the close of a week of negotiations.