ˈkləʊzɪŋ ˈkloʊzɪŋ ˈkləʊ.ʒə(ɹ) ˈkloʊ.ʒɝ ˈkloʊ.tʃɝ ˈkloʊ.tjʊə(ɹ) ˈkloʊ.tʃɝ ˈkloʊ.tjʊə(ɹ) ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n ˌɹɛzəˈl(j)uʃ(ə)n ˈset.l.mənt stɒp stɑp 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 terminate debate by calling for a vote debate was closured cloture the discussion 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 they 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