cerrar — meaning in English

English meaning

• can verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
• close verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
• quit verb To resign from a job or position.
• seal noun A marine mammal with flippers that lives partly on land and partly in the sea.
• shut verb To close something, such as a door, book, or business.

Senses

cerrar is used for these senses in English:

• can (transitive, slang) To shut up.
• close (physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
• close (transitive, intransitive, electricity, of a switch, fuse or circuit breaker) To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.
• close (intransitive) To finish; to come to an end.
• close down (ambitransitive) To stop trading as a business.
• cut off (transitive, North American) To swerve in front of (another car) while driving.
• lock down To blockade and lock (e.g. a building or campus) so as to prevent ingress or egress; to make the occupants (of an area) stay locked indoors for their safety.
• lock up (intransitive) To close (and often lock) all doors and windows (of a place) securely.

can — full definition

1. verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
2. verb Used to say something is allowed or permitted.
3. noun A sealed metal container, especially for food or drink.
4. verb To preserve food by sealing it in an airtight can or jar.
5. verb Informally, to dismiss someone from a job, or to scrap a plan.

close — full definition

1. verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
2. verb To bring something to an end.
3. verb To stop operating, whether for the day or permanently.
4. adj Near in distance, time, or relationship.
5. adj Almost even or evenly matched.

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