termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center";
approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship''s rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision";
the act of blocking;
an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe";
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "the finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure";
a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric;
a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body;
terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion";
