door 19-12-2011

door [countable] 1 the large flat piece of wood, glass etc that you open and close when you go into or out of a building, room, vehicle etc, or when you open a cupboard[↪ gate] open/close/shut the door Could you open the door for me? the door swung/flew/burst etc open The door flew open and Ruth stormed in. slam the door (=shut it loudly, usually because you are angry) front/back/side door (=at the front, back etc of a house) Is the back door shut? the main door (=at the front entrance) of the cathedral kitchen/bathroom/bedroom etc door Don't forget to lock the garage door. Can you answer the door (=open it after someone has knocked or pressed the bell)? get the door American English (=open or close it for someone) Here, let me get the door for you. knock on/at the door Knock on the door and see if they're home. cupboard/fridge etc door Mary slid back the closet door. door handle/knob brass door handles 2 the space made by an open door [= doorway] in/out (of)/through the door Rick turned and ran out of the door. I glanced through the open door. 3  at the door if someone is at the door, they are waiting for you to open the door of a building so they can come inside: There's somebody at the front door. 4  out of doors outside [= outdoors]: I prefer working out of doors. 5  show/see somebody to the door to take someone to the main way out of a building: My secretary will show you to the door. 6  two/three etc doors away/down/up used to say how many houses or buildings there are between your house, office etc and another building two/three etc doors away/down/up from Patrick lived two doors away from me. 7  (from) door to door a) especially British English from one place to another: How long is the journey, door to door? b) going to each house in a street or area to sell something, collect money, or ask for votes: Joe sold vacuum cleaners door to door for years. ➔ door-to-door 8  be on the door to work at the entrance to a theatre, club etc, collecting tickets 9  shut/close the door on something to make something impossible: The accident shut the door on her ballet career. ➔ at death's door  at death (7)  ; ➔ behind closed doors  atclosed (5)  ; ➔ get in through the back door  at back door (2) ; ➔ lay something at somebody's door  at lay2 (19), next door  ; ➔ open doors (for somebody)  at open2 (16), open-door policy  ; ➔ open the door to something  at open2 (16)  ; ➔ show somebody the door  at show1 (20) Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Advanced Learner's Dictionary.