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Definition of close-run adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

close-run

adjective
 
/ˌkləʊs ˈrʌn/
 
/ˌkləʊs ˈrʌn/
[usually before noun]
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  1. (of a race or competition) won by a very small amount or distance
    • The election was a close-run thing.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryClose-run is used with these nouns:
    • thing
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