close out

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verb

1. make impossible, especially beforehand
• Syn:
preclude, rule out
• Derivationally related forms:
preclusive (for: preclude)
• Hypernyms:
obviate, rid of, eliminate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. terminate by selling off or disposing of
- He closed out his line of sports cars
• Derivationally related forms:
closeout
• Hypernyms:
discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away,
chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away,
cast away, put away
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. terminate
- We closed out our account
• Hypernyms:
end, terminate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something