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Close in

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Verb
  1. 1
    To enclose, lock up inside something. transitive
  2. 2
    surround completely wordnet
  3. 3
    To come or approach nearer to someone being pursued. intransitive

    "The police had not yet caught the thieves, but were closing in."

  4. 4
    advance or converge on wordnet
  5. 5
    To become closer, surround.

    "Then we pass through Bebington station, and, entering a cutting, become aware of the usual signs of approach to an urban area—buildings closing in, an all-round increase in smokiness, and the application of brakes."

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