closed

adj

1. (not-comparable)Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.

   “A closed and locked door prevented my escape.”

   “The channel was closed as a result of thick ice.”

2. (not-comparable)Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.

   “Her eyes were tightly closed.”

   “Keep this box closed at all times.”

   “When the top sheet, blanket, and bedspread of a closed bed are turned back, or fanfolded, the closed bed becomes an open bed, or a bed ready to receive a patient or resident.”

3. (not-comparable)Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.

   “A book lay closed on the table.”

   “a closed fist”

4. (not-comparable)Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.
5. (not-comparable)Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.

   “Phone lines are now closed.”

6. (not-comparable)Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.

   “Banks are closed on bank holidays.”

7. (not-comparable)Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.

   “The museum is closed for the Christmas holidays.”

8. (not-comparable)Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.

   “He is closed to new ideas.”

9. (not-comparable)Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.

   “closed source  a closed committee  The bill is being considered by the committee in closed session.”

10. (not-comparable)Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.
11. (not-comparable, usually)Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.

    “Make sure that all files are closed before you switch off the computer.”

12. (not-comparable)Completed, finalised.

    “This subject is now closed.”

13. (not-comparable)Completed, finalised.

    “a closed curve, a closed circuit”

14. (not-comparable)Completed, finalised.
15. (not-comparable)Completed, finalised.
16. (not-comparable)Having an open complement.
17. (not-comparable)Such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it.

    “The set of integers is closed under addition: #92;forallx,y#92;in#92;mathbb#123;Z#125;,#92;,x#43;y#92;in#92;mathbb#123;Z#125;.”

18. (not-comparable)Lacking a free variable.
19. (not-comparable)Lacking endpoints. For parametric curves, with the same image for the ends of the domain.
20. (not-comparable)Lacking a boundary.
21. (not-comparable)Formed by closing the mouth and nose passages completely, like the consonants /t/, /d/, and /p/.
22. (not-comparable)Having the sound cut off sharply by a following consonant, like the /ɪ/ in pin.
23. (not-comparable)Having component words joined together without spaces or hyphens; for example, timeslot as opposed to time slot or time-slot.
24. (not-comparable)Synonym of close.
25. (especially, not-comparable)Of a club, bat or other hitting implement; angled downwards and/or (for a right-hander) anticlockwise of straight.

verb

1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of close