close in, v.
freq. cnt. 7
freq. cnt. 7
advance or converge on
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7
close in draw in
sample sentences
"The police were closing in on him"verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
semantic pointers
hypernym
verb group
surround completely
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
close in enclose inclose shut in
sample sentences
"Darkness enclosed him""They closed in the porch with a fence"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
tuck, insert
wall up, wall in
embower, bower
enshrine, shrine
encase, incase, case
swallow, swallow up, bury, immerse, eat up
frame, frame in, border
glass, glass in
bank
dike, dyke
encapsulate
fence, fence in
rope in, rope off, cordon off
casket
corral
fortify, fort
hedge, hedge in
hypernym