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- [verb klohz; adjective, adverb klohs or for 51, klohz; noun klohz for 59, 60, 63–65, 67, 68, klohs for 61, 62, 66]
- /verb kloʊz; adjective, adverb kloʊs or for 51, kloʊz; noun kloʊz for 59, 60, 63–65, 67, 68, kloʊs for 61, 62, 66 /
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- [verb klohz; adjective, adverb klohs or for 51, klohz; noun klohz for 59, 60, 63–65, 67, 68, klohs for 61, 62, 66]
- /verb kloʊz; adjective, adverb kloʊs or for 51, kloʊz; noun kloʊz for 59, 60, 63–65, 67, 68, kloʊs for 61, 62, 66 /
Definitions of overclose word
- verb with object overclose to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut. 1
- verb with object overclose to stop or obstruct (a gap, entrance, aperture, etc.): to close a hole in a wall with plaster. 1
- verb with object overclose to block or hinder passage across or access to: to close a border to tourists; to close the woods to picnickers. 1
- verb with object overclose to stop or obstruct the entrances, apertures, or gaps in: He closed the crate and tied it up. 1
- verb with object overclose (of the mind) to make imperceptive or inaccessible: to close one's mind to the opposite opinion. 1
- verb with object overclose to bring together the parts of; join; unite (often followed by up): Close up those ranks! The surgeon closed the incision. 1
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Origin of overclose
First appearance:
before 1050 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1050; (noun, adj.) Middle English clos < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin clausus, past participle of claudere to close (cf. clause); (v.) Middle English closen, verbal derivative of the adj. (compare Old English clȳsan, beclȳsan to shut in, enclose, verbal derivative of clūse bar, enclosure < Medieval Latin clūsa, for Latin clausa, feminine of clausus); noun and adj. senses with voiced pronunciation of s are presumably modern deverbal derivatives
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Parts of speech for Overclose
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
overclose popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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