close in
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Verb
close in (third-person singular simple present closes in, present participle closing in, simple past and past participle closed in)
- (transitive) To enclose, lock up inside something.
- (intransitive) To come or approach nearer to someone being pursued.
- The police had not yet caught the thieves, but were closing in.
- Keep refining your estimate, and you will gradually close in on the right answer.
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