present participle of close down

The team in a British Parliamentary Style debate which gets the sixth and eighth (last) speech.

The team in a British Parliamentary Style debate which gets the fifth and seventh speech (of a total of eight).

Closing automatically after having been opened. / (web development, of an HTML or XML tag) In the form of (for example) {{#tag:syntaxhighlight|

(of a comment, etc.) Penetrating and relatable, to the point of causing discomfort. / Destitute.

At very close range.

Attached, coupled or fixed close together.

(informal) Prudent in the expenditure of money; frugal; parsimonious.

(Freemasonry) Of a lodge, having been sealed against intrusions from unauthorised people. / (figuratively) In secret; in private.

(idiomatic) Near in time or place; very close.