close

close off

verb

Definition of CLOSE

to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point <museum officials closed off the west wing after the fire>

Synonyms bar, barricade, blockade, block (off), guard, wall (off)

Related Words curtain (off), screen (off); dike, fence, gate, hedge; bolt, lock; obstruct

Near Antonyms reopen, unblock, unbolt

Antonyms open, unbar