ALL meanings of close-run
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C c - adjective close-run If you describe something such as a race or contest as a close-run thing, you mean that it was only won by a very small amount. 3
- adjective close-run (of a race or contest) only won by a very small amount 3
- adjective close-run decided, achieved, settled, etc. by the narrowest of margins 3
- adjective close-run Hotly contested; won or achieved only by a small margin. 0