Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Close \Close\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Closed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Closing}.] [From OF. & F. clos, p. p. of clore to close, fr.
   L. claudere; akin to G. schliessen to shut, and to E. clot,
   cloister, clavicle, conclude, sluice. Cf. {Clause}, n.]
   1. To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close
      the eyes; to close a door.

   2. To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to
      close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up.

   3. To bring to an end or period; to conclude; to complete; to
      finish; to end; to consummate; as, to close a bargain; to
      close a course of instruction.

            One frugal supper did our studies close. --Dryden.

   4. To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to
      confine.

            The depth closed me round about.      --Jonah ii. 5.

            But now thou dost thyself immure and close In some
            one corner of a feeble heart.         --Herbert.

   {A closed sea}, a sea within the jurisdiction of some
      particular nation, which controls its navigation.

Source : WordNet®

closing
     adj : final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the
           closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the
           film"; "closing remarks" [ant: {opening}]

closing
     n 1: the act of closing something [syn: {shutting}] [ant: {opening}]
     2: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want
        to say..." [syn: {conclusion}, {end}, {close}, {ending}]
     3: 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" [syn: {closure}]
     4: termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of
        the day care center" [syn: {closure}, {closedown}, {shutdown}]
     5: a concluding action [syn: {completion}, {culmination}, {windup},
         {mop up}]