Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CLOSE, v.i. [s as z.]

1. To unite; to coalesce; to come together; as the parts of a wound or fracture, or parts separated; often followed by on or upon. The fat closed upon the blade. – Judges iii. The earth closed upon them. – Num. xvi.
2. To end; to terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate closed at six o'clock. To close on or upon, to come to a mutual agreement; to agree on or join in. France and Holland might close upon some measures to our disadvantage. – Temple. To close with, to accede to; to consent or agree to; as, to close with the terms proposed. When followed by the person with whom an agreement is made, to make an agreement with; to unite with; as, to close with an enemy. He took the time when Richard was deposed, / And high and low with happy Harry closed. – Dryden. In this sense, to close in with is less elegant. To close with, or to close in with, to unite; to join closely; to grapple, as persons in a contest; applied to wrestlers, when they come to close embrace for scuffling.