closure

Noun

• termination of operations
  • they regretted the closure of the day care center
    

• 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

• 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
    

Verb

• terminate debate by calling for a vote
  • debate was closured
    
  • cloture the discussion
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  closedown , closing , shutdown , blockage , occlusion , block , stop , stoppage , settlement , resolution , law of closure , cloture , gag rule , gag law