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close (in) around someone or something to move to surround someone or something. The police closed in around the thieves. We closed in around the enemy camp. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They crept into the corn, but the army did not march on, but remained encamped close around them. Very close around the stockade--too close for defence, they said--the wood still flourished high and dense, all of fir on the land side, but towards the sea with a large admixture of live-oaks. A chief now wrapped his blanket close around him, and bade me dismount. |
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