1. (

• shutting ,
• closing ,

) the act of closing something ;

2. (

• conclusion ,
• end ,
• close ,
• closing ,
• ending ,

) the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." ;

3. (

• closing ,
• closure ,

) approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision" ;

4. (

• closure ,
• closedown ,
• closing ,
• shutdown

) termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center" ;

5. (

• completion ,
• culmination ,
• closing ,
• windup ,
• mop_up

) a concluding action ;

1. (

• closing

) final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks" ;