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Close in Moderate

Close in has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

advance or converge on

"The police were closing in on him"

2

surround completely

"Darkness enclosed him"

"They closed in the porch with a fence"

3

To enclose, lock up inside something.

Example Sentences
"The police were closing in on him" verb
"Darkness enclosed him" verb
"They closed in the porch with a fence" verb
See Also
close in on inside enclose closed in lock up tinchel
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
advance surround
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
tuck wall in embower enshrine encase immerse frame glass bank dike encapsulate fence rope in casket corral fortify hedge
Rhyming Words
ad in go in be in as in do in box in toe in mix in ink in eat in die in see in fox in run in lie in dob in set in get in let in dip in
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