close in
English
[edit]Verb
[edit]close in (third-person singular simple present closes in, present participle closing in, simple past and past participle closed in)
- (transitive) To enclose, lock up inside something.
- (intransitive) To come or approach nearer to someone being pursued.
- The police had not yet caught the thieves, but were closing in.
- Keep refining your estimate, and you will gradually close in on the right answer.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]to enclose, lock up inside something