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verb
- To terminate; to call the end of.
- Of a wave, to break all at once, instead of progressively along its length.“2005: You either want to land on the top of the wave (if it has closed out), or in the transition — Pete Devries, Surfing Vancouver Island http//www.surfingvancouverisland.com/surf/tricktips/backside_air.htm”
- To terminate a computer program.
- To exclude by blocking all opportunities to enter or join.
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precluderule outterminatecloseend offtermineclose the book onend outshut downfinish withcome to a closefinishput an end toexpireincludewrap up