closer has definitions from the fields of baseball,sport,softball,games
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[ adverb ] (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance

Synonyms

nearer nigher

Examples

"come closer, my dear!" "they drew nearer" "getting nearer to the true explanation"

Used in print

(Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)

Bobby_Joe had been sitting close to her , touching her actually , and holding her hand from_time_to_time , but it seemed at_once that Howard sat much closer .

Related terms

comparative

2
[ adjective ] (comparative of `close') indicating the one of two that is the shorter distance away

Synonyms

near

Examples

"take the near street and ten turn right"

Used in print

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

When it was followed by a second , whining even closer , Cobb swerved sharply aside into a depression .

Related terms

close

3
[ noun ] a person who closes something

Examples

"whoever is the closer has to turn out the lights and lock up"

Related terms

person close

4
[ noun ] (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game

Synonyms

finisher

Related terms

reliever slammer baseball

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