simple past tense and past participle of number close

(Scotland, informal, archaic) Synonym of up a tree (“in a difficult situation”)

Synonym of when one door closes, another opens

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of close one's eyes and think of England

A system of television cameras, connected by cable to a control room, used for surveillance.

(colloquial) To stop what one is doing, especially in the context of a business.

(idiomatic) In private; in one's private life; lacking (normal) public disclosure, in camera. / (idiomatic, sports) Without public spectators.

(finance) A collective investment scheme with a limited number of shares.

(idiomatic) to pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see close, one's, eyes. / (idiomatic) To ignore something. / (idiomatic) To sleep.