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close-cropped
close down
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close-fitting
close-grained
close harmony
close-hauled
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close-order drill
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close-in
close-in [ klṓss in ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. near hub of activity: very near to a center of action or activity
2. close-range: taking place at close range
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