Associations to the word «Foreclose»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
FORECLOSE, verb. (transitive) To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments.
FORECLOSE, verb. (transitive) To cut off (a mortgager) by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises.
FORECLOSE, verb. (transitive) To prevent from doing something.
FORECLOSE, verb. (transitive) To shut up or out; to preclude; to stop; to prevent; to bar; to exclude.
Dictionary definition
FORECLOSE, verb. Keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project".
FORECLOSE, verb. Subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.