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- Dictionaryclosed/kləʊzd/
adjective
- 1. not open: "rooms with closed doors lined the hallway"
- 2. (of a business) having ceased trading, especially for a short period: "he put the ‘Closed’ sign up on the door"
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closed adjective (NOT ACCEPTING IDEAS) C2. not wanting to accept new ideas, people, customs, etc.: You have such a closed mind. The setting of the novel is the closed world of banking. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Closed definition: having or forming a boundary or barrier. See examples of CLOSED used in a sentence.
1. a. : not open. b. : enclosed. c. : composed entirely of closed tubes or vessels. a closed circulatory system. 2. a. : having the skin intact with no underlying tissue exposed. closed wounds. see also closed fracture. b. of a head injury : having the skull intact : not marked by fracture or penetration of the skull. 3. a.
7 meanings: 1. blocked against entry; shut 2. restricted; exclusive 3. not open to question or debate 4. (of a hunting season,.... Click for more definitions.
closed. (klōzd) adj. 1. Having boundaries; enclosed: a closed corridor between the two buildings. 2. Blocked or barred to passage or entry: a closed port. 3. Explicitly limited; restricted: closed membership. 4. Self-contained or self-sufficient: a closed relationship. 5.
If something's closed, it's shut or sealed. When your brother's bedroom door is closed, you'd better knock; if the library's closed, you'll have to come back tomorrow to check out some books.
Definition of closed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A1. not open for business: We went to the library but it was closed. Fewer examples. The notice said that the pool was closed for repairs. The library was closed for refurbishment. The building is now closed for restoration . The shop is closed for lunch between 12.30 and 1.30. The factory had been closed since the explosion.
Closed is used in front of a noun, but shut is not: a closed window. We usually use closed about roads, airports, etc: The road is closed because of the snow. Close is also used in formal English to talk about ending a meeting or conversation: Let's close our discussion by reviewing the main points.
1. a. : to move so as to bar passage through something. Close the gate. b. : to block against entry or passage. close a street. : to deny access to. The city closed the beach. d. : to suspend or stop the operations of. close school. often used with down. They closed down the factory. e. : screen, exclude. close a view. 2. a.
