(transitive, intransitive) To stop trading as a business. / (transitive) To surround someone, as to impede their movement.

In a confined space.

plural of close quarter

Very near proximity.

(now historical) A chamber pot enclosed in a stool or box; a commode.

unreceptive to new ideas or information; not open to any agreement.

crowded tightly together

(simile, colloquial) miserly, tight, or secretive

An enclosed precinct surrounding a cathedral.

plural of close encounter