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• termination of operations

  synonym	closedownclosingshutdown
  derivation	closecloseclose
  hypernym	conclusionendingtermination
  hyponym	bank closinglayoffplant closing

• the act of blocking

  synonym	blockageocclusion
  derivation	closecloseclose
  hypernym	obstruction
  hyponym	implosion

• approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap

  synonym	closing
  derivation	close
  hypernym	approachapproachingcoming

• an obstruction in a pipe or tube

  synonym	blockblockageocclusionstopstoppage
  hypernym	impedimentimpedimentaobstructerobstructionobstructor
  hyponym	breech closerbreechblockplugstopperstopplevapor lockvapour lock

• a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric

  synonym	law of closure
  hypernym	Gestalt law of organizationGestalt principle of organization

• something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making

  synonym	resolutionsettlement
  hypernym	decidingdecision making

• a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

  synonym	cloturegag lawgag rule
  hypernym	orderparliamentary lawparliamentary procedurerules of order
  hyponym	closure by compartmentguillotine

• terminate debate by calling for a vote

  synonym	cloture
  hypernym	endterminate