Both hands should be the "B" hand shape and start with the palms facing each other. The hands are then brought together and the palms rotated to be facing in the same direction. This can be done with the fingers pointing up to indicate a door or a business that is closed, or with the fingers pointing away from the signer to imply a box, a basement door, or something else that could close horizontally.
Sign 'store', then use the vertical variation of 'close' with your fingers pointing up, as if shutting a set of double doors to a business.
Use the horizontal variation of 'close' with your fingers pointing away from your body, mimicking the action of folding the top flaps of a cardboard box shut.
Point toward the door to establish the subject, then use the vertical 'close' sign with your fingers pointing up to visually show the door swinging shut.
Sign 'store', then use the vertical variation of 'close' with your fingers pointing up, as if shutting a set of double doors to a business.
Use the horizontal variation of 'close' with your fingers pointing away from your body, mimicking the action of folding the top flaps of a cardboard box shut.
Point toward the door to establish the subject, then use the vertical 'close' sign with your fingers pointing up to visually show the door swinging shut.
No, this sign specifically means to shut something, like a door or a business. If you want to say something is physically near you, you would use a completely different sign for 'close by' or 'near.'
It depends entirely on the object you are closing! Think about how the object looks in real life. For upright things like doors or gates, point your fingers up. For flat things like boxes or basement hatches, point them forward.
Yes, you can use the horizontal variation with your fingers pointing away from you. However, ASL also has a specific, more literal sign for 'close book' where you hold your hands open like a book's pages and simply fold them shut.
