Close and Sizing up

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Close

Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
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Sizing up is an antonym for close.
Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

Sizing up

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Close is an antonym for sizing up in gawk topic.
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  • Series / Horatio Hornblower One example from "The Duchess and the Devil" when Horatio's little prize ship has sailed into a fleet of Spanish warships, and he is sizing up their chances should it come to a fight:Horatio (lightly): But I imagine it would be a damn close-run thing.
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