"tightly, close up against," 1799, back formation from chock-full.

mid-15c., "of or pertaining to a cloister, monastic," from Medieval Latin claustralis "pertaining to a claustrum," ("cloister"), from past participle of Latin claudere "to close" (see close (v.), and compare cloister). From 1862 as "resembling a cloister."

"to shut up or stop up so as to prevent anything from passing through," 1590s, from Latin occludere (past participle occlusus) "shut up, close up," from assimilated form of ob "in front of, against" (see ob-) + claudere "to shut, close" (see close (v.)). Of teeth, "come in contact with another tooth," 1888. Related: Occluded; occluding.

c. 1600, from Latin erasus, past participle of eradere "scrape out, scrape off, shave; abolish, remove," from assimilated form of ex "out" (see ex-) + radere "to scrape" (see raze (v.)). Of magnetic tape, from 1945. Related: Erased; erasing.

"taken into close association," 1858, from affiliate (v.).

"close, termination," 1752, from expire + -y (4). Meaning "dying, death" is from 1790.

"act of shutting out; non-inclusion," c. 1400, exclusioun, from Latin exclusionem (nominative exclusio) "a shutting out," noun of action from past-participle stem of excludere "keep out, shut out," from ex "out" (see ex-) + claudere "to close, shut" (see close (v.)).

"move this way and that to get close to something or someone," as for warmth or affection, 1680s, a frequentative of snug (v.) "move so as to lie close to" (1580s); see snug (adj.) + -el (3). Related: Snuggled; snuggling. As a noun from 1901.

"small, close-fitting hat," 1940, from bean (n.) in the slang sense of "head" + -ie.

also turtle-neck "close-fitting collar," 1893, from turtle (n.1) + neck (n.).