closed

closed [ klouzd ] adjective **

▸ 1 covering passage/hole

▸ 2 not doing business

▸ 3 not allowed to everyone

▸ 4 not considering ideas

▸ 5 with fixed number of something

▸ 6 forming complete circle

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) if a door, window, lid, etc. is closed, it is covering an open area, passage, or hole:

closed curtains

All the doors are closed and locked.

tightly closed/closed tight: Keep your eyes tightly closed.

2. ) not operating or doing business, especially for the night or weekend:

All the stores were closed.

closed to: This part of the museum is closed to the public.

3. ) held in private, with no reporters or members of the public allowed:

Cases of this type are tried in a closed military court.

in closed session: The meeting was held in closed session.

4. ) not willing to consider the ideas, opinions, or beliefs of other people or groups:

a closed society

You can't approach these kind of situations with a closed mind.

5. ) with a fixed or limited number of parts, members, or answers:

a closed question

The law is not a closed set of rules and principles.

6. ) forming a complete circle:

a closed loop of wire

behind closed doors

in a place where other people cannot see or know what is happening

a closed book (to someone) BRITISH

someone or something that you do not know or understand anything about