| noun | approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap “the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision” |
| noun | a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body |
| noun | a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric |
| noun | something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making “they finally reached a settlement with the union” |
| noun | an obstruction in a pipe or tube “we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe” |
| noun | the act of blocking |
| noun | termination of operations “they regretted the closure of the day care center” |
| verb | terminate debate by calling for a vote “debate was closured” |
| close | verb | engage at close quarters |
| closure | verb | terminate debate by calling for a vote |
| cloture | verb | terminate debate by calling for a vote |
| settle | verb | end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement |
| block | verb | obstruct |
| occlude | verb | block passage through |
| close down | verb | cease to operate or cause to cease operating |
| shut down | verb | cease to operate or cause to cease operating |
| closure | noun | a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body |
| cloture | noun | a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body |