1.b> (; ); to close a door [shutters, one's mouth, drawer] [, , ] [.i> .i> ]; to close a hole / ; to close a gap / ; the window won't close ; many flowers close at night / ; the shops close at six ; the wound closed , ;
2.b> (; ); his arms closed tightly round her (i>);
3.b> .i> (), (i>);
tob> close downb> 1) (), ; the schools are closed down by the influenza epidemic ;
2) (; ); (i>); to close down a factory ; the theatre closes down / ;
3) (); ;
tob> close upb> 1) () i>;
2) (), ( i>);
3) (), ;
4) (); ; ; the house has been closed up for several years ;
to close the door to / upon / smth.b> / ; [.i> .i> 1]; to close one's eyes tob> i> ; to close one's parent's eyesb> , ; to close smb.'s eyeb> / ; to close one's ear (to)b> , , , ..i> ; to close one's mouthb> , , [.i> .i> 1]; to close one's purse (to)b> i> .