"closet" meaning in English

See closet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈklɒzɪt/ [UK], /ˈklɑzɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-closet.ogg [US] Forms: closet [singular], closets [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A closet is a tall cupboard that is used to store clothes.
    Sense id: simple-closet-en-noun-VCRdJ5kH

Verb

IPA: /ˈklɒzɪt/ [UK], /ˈklɑzɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-closet.ogg [US] Forms: closet [canonical], closets [third-person, singular], closeted [past], closeted [past, participle], closeting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you closet yourself with someone, you shut yourselves away for a discussion about a private matter.
    Sense id: simple-closet-en-verb-DqjMaMpM
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