A British military and historical phrase meaning to engage in direct combat with an enemy — to move in close enough to fight hand-to-hand or at close quarters. The phrase implies deliberate, aggressive movement toward an adversary rather than long-range engagement.
The order was to close with the enemy at first light and not give them room to reform.
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(UK) To fight in a battle with (someone).
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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