closed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /kloʊzd/ (General-American)
- /kləʊzd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American) audio
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Physically obstructed, sealed, etc. ▸ Made impassable.
A closed and locked door prevented my escape.
The channel was closed as a result of thick ice.
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(not-comparable) Physically obstructed, sealed, etc. ▸ Sealed or covered.
When the top sheet, blanket, and bedspread of a closed bed are turned back, or fanfolded, the closed bed becomes an open bed, or a bed ready to receive a patient or resident.
2005, Pamela J. Carter, Susan Lewsen, Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants, page 277:Keep this box closed at all times.
Her eyes were tightly closed.
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(not-comparable) Physically obstructed, sealed, etc. ▸ Physically drawn together, folded or contracted.
a closed fist
A book lay closed on the table.
- (not-comparable, of valve or damper, qualifier:gas and liquid flow) Physically obstructed, sealed, etc. ▸ In a position preventing fluid from flowing.
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(not-comparable) Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. ▸ Not available for use or operation.
Phone lines are now closed.
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(not-comparable, of a store or business) Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. ▸ Not operating or conducting trade.
Banks are closed on bank holidays.
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(not-comparable) Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. ▸ Not allowing entrance to visitors or the public.
The museum is closed for the Christmas holidays.
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(not-comparable) Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. ▸ Not receptive.
He is closed to new ideas.
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(not-comparable) Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. ▸ Not public.
closed source a closed committee The bill is being considered by the committee in closed session.
- (not-comparable) Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. ▸ Of a competition or tournament: with the competitors restricted to a specific group, such as professionals, amateurs, members or residents.
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(not-comparable, of a file, qualifier:document, usually) Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. ▸ Not in current use; not connected to as a resource.
Make sure that all files are closed before you switch off the computer.
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(not-comparable) Completed, finalised. ▸ Settled; decided or determined; withdrawn from consideration.
This subject is now closed.
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(not-comparable) Completed, finalised. ▸ Having one end joined to the other, forming a completed loop.
a closed curve, a closed circuit
- (not-comparable, of a switch or circuit breaker) Completed, finalised. ▸ In a position allowing electricity to flow.
- (not-comparable, of a walk) Completed, finalised. ▸ Whose first and last vertices are the same, forming a closed loop.
- (not-comparable, of a set) Having an open complement.
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(not-comparable, of a set) Such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it.
The set of integers is closed under addition: #92;forallx,y#92;in#92;mathbb#123;Z#125;,#92;,x#43;y#92;in#92;mathbb#123;Z#125;.
- (not-comparable, of a formula) Lacking a free variable.
- (not-comparable, of a curve) Lacking endpoints. For parametric curves, with the same image for the ends of the domain.
- (not-comparable, of a surface) Lacking a boundary.
- (not-comparable) Formed by closing the mouth and nose passages completely, like the consonants /t/, /d/, and /p/.
- (not-comparable) Having the sound cut off sharply by a following consonant, like the /ɪ/ in pin.
- (not-comparable, of a multi-word compound) Having component words joined together without spaces or hyphens; for example, timeslot as opposed to time slot or time-slot.
- (not-comparable) Synonym of close.
- (especially, not-comparable) Of a club, bat or other hitting implement; angled downwards and/or (for a right-hander) anticlockwise of straight.
Antonyms
Deriveds
closed-circuit · closed-back · closed-toe · closed ball · a closed mouth gathers no feet · closed syllable · closed round s · demiclosed · closed shop · closed-minded · closed-circuit television · closed-cut valley · closed platform · closed-captioned · closed set · closed-ear · closedness · closed period · closed-end fund · closed captioning · closed communion · clopen · closed circulatory system · closedminded · closed comedo · closed book · closed assembly time · closed system · semiclosed · closed compound · closed adoption · closed-concept · closed e · closed loop · closed-source · closed-eared · fail closed · algebraically closed · a closed mouth doesn't get fed · Cartesian closed category · a closed mouth catches no flies · closed caption · closed question · coclosed · closed species · pluriclosed · behind closed doors · closed-ended question · closed-mindedly · closed city · closed feedwater heater · closed curve · closed beta · bicartesian closed category · closed comedone · closed timelike curve · closed campus · closed matte · closed casket · semi-closed game · closed interval · biclosed · integrally closed · case closed · with one's eyes closed · closed time loop · closed order · closed season · closed town · closed-book · closed form · closed circuit · open-closed principle · closed visit · closed class · nonclosed · closed formula · unclosed · closed o · closed-mindedness · with closed doors · closed file · closed door · regular closed · closed currency · closed cut valley
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Translations (170)
de zu (not open) · uk закри́тий (not open) · id tertutup (not open) · oc enclaus (not open) · nrf freunmé (not open) · oc tancat (not public) · ba ябыҡ (not open) · bg затворен (mathematics: such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it) · eo fermita (mathematics: having an open complement) · hu zárva (not operating or conducting trade) · acw مقَفِّل (not open) · ro privat (not public) · ko 닫은 (not open) · hy փակ (not public) · nap nchiuso (not open) · oc claus (mathematics: having an open complement) · et suletud (not open) · he סגור (not operating or conducting trade) · ba ябыҡ (not public) · ro închis (mathematics: such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it) · fi suljettu (not open) · sl zaprt (not open) · da lukket (not public) · ru за́мкнутый (mathematics: having an open complement) · rup ncljis (not open) · fi suljettu (logic: lacking a free variable) · gl pechado (not open) · mn хаалттай (not open) · grc κλειστός (not open) · fi suljettu (mathematics: such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it) · fi suljettu (not operating or conducting trade) · fi kiinni (not operating or conducting trade) · ru за́мкнутый (not open) · gl fechado (not operating or conducting trade) · fr privé (not public) · bg затворен (having one end joint to the other) · fi salainen (not public) · bg ограничен (not public) · is lokaður (mathematics: such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it) · rap puru (not open) · he סגורה (not open) · sv stängd (not open) · bg затворен (geometry: of a surface) · no lukket (not open) · nl afgesloten (not open) · eo fermita (mathematics: such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it) · bg затворен (not operating or conducting trade) · eo ferma (not open) · ar مُغْلَق (not operating or conducting trade) · fa بسته (not open) · sh zàtvoren (not open) · la clausus (not open) · he סגורה (not public) · pt fechado (not public) · ru закры́тый (not open) · gl fechado (not open) · th ปิด (not operating or conducting trade) · fr fermé (not open) · sk zatvorený (not open) · ms tutup (not operating or conducting trade) · pl zamknięty (mathematics: such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it) · kum ябыкъ (not open) · ajp مسكّر (not open) · ms tertutup (not open) · pt fechado (not operating or conducting trade) · fur sierât (not open) · sh за̀творен (not open) · cmn 關着 /关 (not open) · uk зачи́нений (not open) · acm مسدود (not open) · cy caeedig (not open) · oc privat (not public) · gl cerrado (not open) · it chiuso (not open) · th ปิด (not open) · gl cerrado (not operating or conducting trade) · de zu (not operating or conducting trade) · cs zavřený (not open) · sv sluten (not public) · he סגור (not public) · el κλειστός (not open) · kum юмукъ (not open) · hy փակ (not open) · et kinnine (not open) · pjt pati (not open) · fi suljettu (mathematics: having an open complement) · ro închis (not open) · az bağlı (not open) · acw مسَكِّر (not open) · oc claus (not open) · he סגור (not open) · fa تعطیل (not operating or conducting trade) · cs uzavřený (mathematics: such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it) · pl zamknięty (not open) · pl domknięty (mathematics: having an open complement) · la opertus (not open) · da lukket (not operating or conducting trade) · ro închis (not operating or conducting trade) · da lukket (not open) · nl gesloten (not open) · az qapalı (not public) · acw مقفول (not open) · ne बन्द (not open) · eo fermita (not open) · scn chiusu (not open) · pt fechado (not open) · de geschlossen (not public) · vi đóng (not open) · uk за́мкнений (not open) · ru закры́тый (not public) · de nicht öffentlich (not public) · bg затворен (logic: lacking a free variable) · ur بند (not open) · ru ограни́ченный (not public) · ka დაკეტილი (not open) · az qapalı (not open) · es cerrado (not open) · de geschlossen (not open) · cy ar gau (not open) · ajp مسكّر (not open) · ba ябылған (not open) · hu zárva (not open) · kum юмулгъан (not open) · ga dúnta (not open) · vec sarà (not open) · es cerrado (not operating or conducting trade) · gl pechado (not operating or conducting trade) · uz yopiq (not open) · sq mbyllur (not open) · ca tancat (not open) · ga druidte (not open) · uk відчи́нений (not operating or conducting trade) · be закры́ты (not open) · ja 準備中 (not open) · mk затворен (not open) · ary مغلوق (not open) · kum ябылгъан (not open) · hi बंद (not open) · he סגורה (not operating or conducting trade) · nl toe (not open) · et salajane (not public) · cs zavřený (not operating or conducting trade) · bg затворен (mathematics: having an open complement) · ga iata (not open) · vi đóng cửa (not operating or conducting trade) · ru за́мкнутый (mathematics: such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it) · be зачы́нены (not open) · vec serà (not open) · fa بسته (not operating or conducting trade) · nl dicht (not open) · sv sluten (not open) · no stengt (not operating or conducting trade) · ayn مغلّق (not open) · ary مسدود (not open) · ja 閉められた (not open) · fi kiinni (not open) · ba ябыҡ (not operating or conducting trade) · ar مُغْلَق (not open) · hu zárt (not open) · arz مقفول (not open) · bg затворен (not open) · cs uzavřený (logic: lacking a free variable) · bg затворен (not public) · pl zamknięty (not operating or conducting trade) · tpi pas (not open) · bg затворен (geometry: of a curve) · lo ປິດ (not open) · oc tancat (not open) · fr fermé (not public) · nl gesloten (not public)