closure in WordNet English dictionary

1. an obstruction in a pipe or tube
   "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
   blockage  block  closure  occlusion  stop  stoppage 
   
2. the act of blocking
   blockage  closure  occlusion 
   
3. termination of operations
   "they regretted the closure of the day care center"
   closure  closedown  closing  shutdown 
   
4. approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
   "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision"
   closing  closure 
   
5. a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric
   closure  law of closure 
   
6. something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
   "they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure"
   settlement  resolution  closure 
   
7. a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
   closure  cloture  gag rule  gag law 
   

1. terminate debate by calling for a vote
   "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion"
   closure  cloture