- shut
- Keep the door closed.
- He was slumped in a chair and his eyes were closed.
- Store any leftovers in a closed container in the fridge.
Extra Examples- Her eyes were half closed.
- Her mouth was tightly closed.
- Keep that door closed, will you?
- Make sure the lid is completely closed.
- She was squinting through almost closed eyes.
- The sun streamed through the partially closed blinds.
- The valve can be adjusted from fully open to fully closed.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- remain
- keep something
- …
- firmly
- properly
- tightly
- …
- for
- to
- [not before noun] shut, especially of a shop or public building that is not open for a period of time
- The museum is closed on Mondays.
- closed to somebody/something This road is closed to traffic.
- The park was closed to the public.
- closed for something The building is closed for repairs.
Extra Examples- The library will remain closed until next week.
- Twenty miles of beaches were officially closed to the public.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- remain
- keep something
- …
- firmly
- properly
- tightly
- …
- for
- to
- not willing to accept outside influences or new ideas
- a closed society
- He has a closed mind.
- [usually before noun] limited to a particular group of people; not open to everyone
- a closed membership
opposite open
Idioms
See closed in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee closed in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishbehind closed doors
- without the public being allowed to attend or know what is happening; in private
- The meeting was held behind closed doors.
Which Word? close / shutclose / shutYou can close and shut doors, windows, your eyes, mouth, etc.
- Shut can suggest more noise and is often found in phrases such as slammed shut, banged shut, snapped shut.
- Shut is also usually used for containers such as boxes, suitcases, etc.
- To talk about the time when shops, offices, etc. are not open, use close or shut:
- What time do the banks close/shut?
- A strike has shut the factory.
- The store is closed/shut today.
- Closed is used in front of a noun, but shut is not:
- a closed window.
- We usually use closed about roads, airports, etc:
- The road is closed because of the snow.
- Close is also used in formal English to talk about ending a meeting or conversation.
a closed book (to somebody)
- a subject or person that you know nothing about
- Nuclear physics is a closed book to most of us.
with your eyes shut/closed
- very easily, without thinking about it
- I've made this trip so often, I could do it with my eyes shut.
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