Close \Close\, v. i.

1. To come together; to unite or coalesce, as the parts of a wound, or parts separated.

What deep wounds ever closed without a scar? --Byron.

2. To end, terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate closed at six o'clock.

3. To grapple; to engage in hand-to-hand fight.

They boldly closed in a hand-to-hand contest. --Prescott.

To close on or upon, to come to a mutual agreement; to agree on or join in. ``Would induce France and Holland to close upon some measures between them to our disadvantage.'' --Sir W. Temple.

To close with.
   (a) To accede to; to consent or agree to; as, to close with the terms proposed.
   (b) To make an agreement with.

To close with the land (Naut.), to approach the land.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)