Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
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- You cannot sell purely intangible things, such as your soul, but you can come awfully close— you could, for instance, sell a certificate that turns over ownership of your soul to the buyer.
Source: We Sell Everything - While his other novels sell well, none of them have come close to the success of Fight Club.
Source: Tough Act to Follow -
Quark comes close when he agrees to help his cousin sell weapons after his investments fall through and his debt piles up.
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