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English verb: close out | |||
| 1. | close out (stative) make impossible, especially beforehand | ||
| Synonyms | preclude, rule out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | eliminate, obviate, rid of | ||
| 2. | close out (possession) terminate by selling off or disposing of | ||
| Samples | He closed out his line of sports cars. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out | ||
| 3. | close out (change) terminate | ||
| Samples | We closed out our account. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | end, terminate | ||
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