Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
How words are described
| present | present close | present wedge |
| large | large close | large wedge |
| big | big close | big wedge |
| major | major close | major wedge |
| Other adjectives: final. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Tau players would move two Devilfish into a V-shaped wedge, and then disembark troops inside, creating an assault-proof bunker for troops with powerful guns and horrible skill in close combat.
Source: Game-Breaking Bug -
What you are actually supposed to do is to retreat to the nearby hilltop, shoot from there until the spearmen get close, then assume wedge formation and counter-charge them.
Source: Video Game / Total War - They used to be close, but Chiho's decision to desert their Clan has driven a wedge between them.
Source: The Rival / Video Games
Cite this Source
Wedge and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/wedge
Close & Wedge. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/wedge>.
Wedge or Close. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/wedge.
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