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