closures

1. approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gapExamples: "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision"Synonyms: closing, closure

2. a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative bodySynonyms: closure, cloture, gag law, gag rule

3. 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 symmetricSynonyms: closure, law of closure

4. something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision makingExamples: "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"Synonyms: closure, resolution, settlement

5. an obstruction in a pipe or tubeExamples: "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"Synonyms: block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage

6. the act of blockingSynonyms: blockage, closure, occlusion