closed

adjective28

1. •
   (of a road or a path) not open, so that no one can go along it

   • A closed and locked door prevented my escape.
   • The channel was closed as a result of thick ice.
2. •
   Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.
3. •
   Not available for use or operation.

   • Phone lines are now closed.
4. •
   Not operating or conducting trade.

   • Banks are closed on bank holidays.
5. •
   Not allowing entrance to visitors or the public.

   • The museum is closed for the Christmas holidays.
6. •
   Not in current use; not connected to as a resource.

   • Make sure that all files are closed before you switch off the computer.
7. •
   Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.
8. •
   Sealed or covered.

   • Her eyes were tightly closed.
   • Keep this box closed at all times.
9. •
   Physically drawn together, folded or contracted.

   • A book lay closed on the table.
10. •
    In a position preventing fluid from flowing.
11. •
    Completed, finalised.
12. •
    Settled; decided or determined; withdrawn from consideration.

    • This subject is now closed.
13. •
    Not public.

    • The bill is being considered by the committee in closed session.
14. •
    Of a competition or tournament: with the competitors restricted to a specific group, such as professionals, amateurs, members or residents.
15. •
    Not receptive.

    • He is closed to new ideas.
16. •
    Having one end joined to the other, forming a completed loop.
17. •
    In a position allowing electricity to flow.
18. •
    Whose first and last vertices are the same, forming a closed loop.
19. •
    Lacking endpoints. For parametric curves, with the same image for the ends of the domain.
20. •
    Formed by closing the mouth and nose passages completely, like the consonants /t/, /d/, and /p/.
21. •
    Having component words joined together without spaces or hyphens; for example, timeslot as opposed to time slot or time-slot.
22. •
    Having the sound cut off sharply by a following consonant, like the /ɪ/ in pin.
23. •
    Having an open complement.
24. •
    Such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it.
25. •
    Lacking a free variable.
26. •
    Lacking a boundary.
27. •
    Of a club, bat or other hitting implement; angled downwards and/or (for a right-hander) anticlockwise of straight.
28. •
    Synonym of close.