To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.
Free from the danger of theft; safe.
Certain to be achieved or gained; assured.
Free from attack or danger; protected.
Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.
Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
To preclude; to exclude; to bar out.
To confine in an enclosed area.
To catch or snag in the act of shutting something.
To close, to stop being open.
To close, to stop from being open.
To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed.
Closed; not open.
The act or time of shutting; close.
The line or place where two pieces of metal are welded together.
A door or cover; a shutter.
A narrow alley or passage acting as a short cut through the buildings between two streets.