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Definition of Close in
1. Verb. Advance or converge on. "The police were closing in on him"
Generic synonyms: Advance, Go On, March On, Move On, Pass On, Progress
Related verbs: Draw In, Get In, Move In, Pull In
2. Verb. Surround completely. "They closed in the porch with a fence"
Specialized synonyms: Insert, Tuck, Wall In, Wall Up, Bower, Embower, Enshrine, Shrine, Case, Encase, Incase, Bury, Eat Up, Immerse, Swallow, Swallow Up, Border, Frame, Frame In, Glass, Glass In, Bank, Dike, Dyke, Encapsulate, Fence, Fence In, Cordon Off, Rope In, Rope Off, Casket, Corral, Fort, Fortify, Hedge, Hedge In
Generic synonyms: Border, Environ, Ring, Skirt, Surround
Derivative terms: Enclosure
Definition of Close in
1. Verb. (transitive) To enclose, lock up inside something. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Close In
Literary usage of Close in
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chitty's Treatise on Pleading and Parties to Actions: With Second and Third by Joseph Chitty, Henry Greening (1844)
"And for a further plea in this behalf, [as to the breaking and entering the P|«a
to trespass said close in the said declaration mentioned, and in which &c. ..."
2. The Law of Pleading and Evidence in Civil Actions: Arranged Alphabetically by John Simcoe Saunders (1851)
"'s close in the new assignment must be such that a plain difference may be seen
between the place so newly assigned and that mentioned in the plea (Dy. ..."
3. A Treatise on the Principles of Pleading in Civil Actions: Comprising a by Henry John Stephen (1894)
"D., the now defendant, was seized in his demesne, as of fee, of and in the said
close in which, etc. And being so seized, the said CD, the father, ..."
4. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1899)
"Commelina virginica, day-flower: close in heat of day. ... Claytonia virginica,
spring beauty; close in afternoon; reopen on Callirrhoe ..."
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