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(klōzd) 
adj.
adj.
- Having boundaries; enclosed: a closed corridor between the two buildings.
- Blocked or barred to passage or entry: a closed port.
- Explicitly limited; restricted: closed membership.
- Self-contained or self-sufficient: a closed relationship.
- Barred to the public; conducted in secrecy: a closed session of the judiciary committee.
- Mathematics.
- Of or relating to a curve, such as a circle, having no endpoints.
- Of or relating to a surface having no boundary curves.
- Of or relating to an interval containing both its endpoints.
- Characterized by or possessing the property by which an operation acting on an element in a set produces an element within the set.
- Computer Science. Of or relating to a file that cannot be accessed.
- Electricity. Allowing electricity to flow or pass: a closed switch.
- Linguistics. Ending in a consonant: a closed syllable.
- Sports.
- Having the forward foot closer to the intended point of impact with the ball than the rear foot: a closed batting stance.
- Held or swung with the top or outer edge of the striking face pointing slightly closer to the objective than the lower or inner edge: The club face was closed when it hit the ball, causing a hook.
- Physics. Relating to a model of the universe in which the mass of the universe is sufficient to halt its expansion, and in which its curvature resembles that of a sphere, such that an object moving in a straight line would eventually return to its starting point.
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closed
adj
Definition: exclusive, independent
Antonyms: open, welcoming
adj
Definition: finished, terminated
Antonyms: beginning, continuing, open, started, starting, unsettled
adj
Definition: shut, out of service
Antonyms: in business, open, running, working
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A set is closed with respect to an operation if the result of applying that operation to a member of the set is itself a member of the set.
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IN BRIEF: To be shut up.
The hardest thing in the world to open is a closed mind.
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categories related to 'closed'
- Hunting Practice and Techniques - closed: (adj) restricted as to permissible time, place, and game that may be hunted
- Phonetics - closed: (adj) designating syllable ending with consonant
- Cold, Unfriendly, Irritable, or Cruel
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Closed (poker)
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In the game of poker, a betting round is said to be closed if no player will have the right to raise in the round. Normally this occurs when a player calls, and the next player whose turn it is to act is the one who made the last raise, so he cannot raise further (this ends the betting round). The round can also said to be closed before it has actually ended if there are still players remaining to act, but they will not be entitled to raise either because the last raise was a sub-minimum all-in raise (see poker table stakes rules) or because the limit ("cap") on allowed raises has been reached.
The term is also used to describe a category of poker game in which no cards held by individual players are visible to any other player before the showdown. Most forms of draw poker are closed games (draw games with a rollout are an exception). Most forms of stud poker, in contrast, are open games, because some players' cards are dealt face up or are exposed during play (blind stud games are an exception). Most community card poker games like Texas hold 'em are considered closed as well, because the only cards exposed before showdown belong to everyone; the individual players' cards are never seen until showdown.
Strategic implications
A player who closes the betting round by calling or overcalling is entitled to greater freedom by doing so, since he does not face the threat of subsequent raises. This is especially true when comparing limit hold'em games with a standard cap (3 raises) to an elevated cap (4 raises) or capless game. A player can cap with as much as 80% of his flat calling range when he knows he cannot be forced out of the pot and no opponent can make his hand appear much stronger by raising. This is particularly correct when closing the action on the river in Texas hold'em or on the 7th street in stud poker, where a player can make calldowns with hands that are unlikely to win simply because of the pot odds he is getting and the fact he cannot be bluffed out of the pot.
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Closed
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lukket, afsluttet
idioms:
- behind closed doors bag lukkede døre
- closed book lukket bog
- closed circuit lukket kredsløb
- closed season fredningstid
- closed shop virksomhed med udelukkende organiseret arbejdskraft
Nederlands (Dutch)
dicht, gesloten, besloten
Français (French)
adj. - fermé, clos, confidentiel, privé, obturé, bouché
idioms:
- behind closed doors à huis clos, dans le privé
- closed book rebelle à, bouché en
- closed circuit (télévision) à circuit fermé
- closed season fermeture de la chasse
- closed shop industrie employant exclusivement des membres de syndicats
Deutsch (German)
adj. - zu, geschlossen, gesperrt
idioms:
- behind closed doors hinter verschlossenen Türen
- closed book Buch mit sieben Siegeln
- closed circuit geschlossen
- closed season Schonzeit
- closed shop gewerkschaftspflichtiges Unternehmen
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κλειστός, απαγορευμένος, περιορισμένης συμμετοχής, για λίγους
idioms:
- behind closed doors κεκλεισμένων των θυρών
- closed book θέμα για το οποίο υπάρχει πλήρης άγνοια
- closed circuit (ηλεκτρ.) κλειστό κύκλωμα
- closed season (ΗΠΑ) εποχή απαγόρευσης κυνηγιού
- closed shop επιχείρηση αναγκασμένη να απασχολεί μόνο συνδικαλισμένους εργαζόμενους
Italiano (Italian)
chiuso, privato
idioms:
- behind closed doors a porte chiuse
- closed book materia ignota
- closed circuit circuito chiuso
- closed season stagione chiusa
- closed shop azienda sindacata
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - fechado
idioms:
- behind closed doors de portas fechadas
- closed book enigma (m)
- closed circuit circuito (m) fechado
- closed season estação (f) de caça e pesca
- closed shop estabelecimento (m) que só admite empregados sindicalizados
idioms:
- behind closed doors за закрытыми дверьми
- closed book закрытая книга
- closed circuit замкнутая цепь
- closed season период, в который запрещена охота
- closed shop учреждение в котором все служащие должны принадлежат профсоюзу, закрыто не принадлежащим той или иной группе
Español (Spanish)
adj. - cerrado, exclusivo, reservado
idioms:
- behind closed doors a puerta cerrada
- closed book asunto concluido
- closed circuit circuito cerrado
- closed season veda
- closed shop establecimiento que contrata sólo a miembros sindicados
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - stängd, inte öppen för alla, sluten (elektr.)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
关闭的, 限于少数人的
idioms:
- behind closed doors 与外界隔绝地, 秘密地
- closed book 难理解的事
- closed circuit 闭合电路, 闭路电视
- closed season 禁猎期
- closed shop 闭场, 封闭式作业, 关门
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 關閉的, 限於少數人的
idioms:
- behind closed doors 與外界隔絕地, 秘密地
- closed book 難理解的事
- closed circuit 閉合電路, 閉路電視
- closed season 禁獵期
- closed shop 閉場, 封閉式作業, 關門
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 닫힌, 업무를 정지한, 배타적인, 순환식의
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 閉ざされた, 非公開の, 子音で終わる, 排他的な, 閉じた
idioms:
- behind closed doors 秘密に
- closed book わけのわからない事, 理解しがたい人物
- closed circuit 閉回路, 閉回路テレビ
- closed season 禁猟期
- closed shop クローズドショップ
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مغلق, مسدود
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - בלעדי, סגור
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