close the door en · VERB
Meanings
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(figuratively) Synonym of shut the door.
Far from closing the door on the leadership of the ’60s generation, Mr. Obama’s presidency seems to have brought it back in full force.
2012 November 7, Matt Bai, “Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| closed the door | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| closed the door | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| closes the door | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| closing the door | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |