close+fast

  • 41close — v 1. shut, close up, close off, seal, seal off, obturate; lock, padlock, bolt, latch; fix, fasten, secure, Scot. steek. 2. stop, clog, choke, jam, congest; block, obstruct, bar, occlude, barricade, blockade, stand in the way; impede, hinder,… …

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  • 42Close quarters combat — CQC redirects here. CQC may also refer to the Care Quality Commission or the TV show Caiga Quien Caiga. Close quarters combat (CQC) or close quarters battle (CQB) is a type of fighting in which small units engage the enemy with personal weapons… …

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  • 43close — close1 W1S1 [kləuz US klouz] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(shut)¦ 2¦(move parts together)¦ 3¦(shut for period of time)¦ 4¦(stop operating)¦ 5¦(end)¦ 6 close an account 7¦(in money markets)¦ 8 close a deal/sale/contract etc 9¦(offer finishes)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 44close — close1 [ klouz ] verb *** ▸ 1 shut ▸ 2 when business stops ▸ 3 stop use of road etc. ▸ 4 end/finish ▸ 5 reduce distance ▸ 6 stop business relations ▸ 7 finish business deal ▸ 8 put fingers around something ▸ 9 have value at end of day ▸ 10 join… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 45close — 1 verb 1 SHUT (I, T) to shut something so that there is no longer a space or hole, or to become shut in this way: Ann closed her book and stood up. | close a door/window/gate: Would you mind if I closed the window? | close the… …

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  • 46close — I UK [kləʊz] / US [kloʊz] verb Word forms close : present tense I/you/we/they close he/she/it closes present participle closing past tense closed past participle closed *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] if you close something, or if it closes,… …

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  • 47Close air support — A Boeing AH 64 Apache attack helicopter provides close air support to United States Army soldiers patrolling the Tigris River southeast of Baghdad, Iraq during the Iraq War In military tactics, close air support (CAS) is defined as air action by… …

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  • 48Fast and loose — Loose Loose (l[=oo]s), a. [Compar. {Looser} (l[=oo]s [ e]r); superl. {Loosest}.] [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. le[ a]s false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. l[ o]s, Goth. laus, and E. lose. [root]127. See …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 49fast — fast1 W3S2 [fa:st US fæst] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(moving quickly)¦ 2¦(in a short time)¦ 3 fast asleep 4 be stuck/held fast 5 be getting/be going nowhere fast 6 not so fast 7 fast by something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(MOVING QUICKLY)¦ moving quickly …

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  • 50fast — 1. adjective 1 MOVING QUICKLY a) moving or travelling quickly: Burell is the fastest runner in the world. | The first pitch was fast and hard. b) able to travel or move very quickly: a fast car. | The horse was fast but not a good jumper. 2 IN A… …

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