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ALL meanings of close up

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  • phrasal verb close up If someone closes up a building, they shut it completely and securely, often because they are going away. 3
  • phrasal verb close up If an opening, gap, or something hollow closes up, or if you close it up, it becomes closed or covered. 3
  • countable noun close up A close-up is a photograph or a picture in a film that shows a lot of detail because it is taken very near to the subject. 3
  • verb close up to shut entirely 3
  • verb close up to draw together 3
  • verb close up (of wounds) to heal completely 3
  • noun close up a photograph or film or television shot taken at close range 3
  • noun close up a detailed or intimate view or examination 3
  • noun close up to draw nearer together 3
  • noun close up to shut or stop up entirely 3
  • noun close up to heal, as a wound does 3
  • noun close up a photograph or a film or TV shot taken at very close range or with a telephoto lens 3
  • noun close up a close or personal view or interpretation 3
  • noun close up the act of closing. 1
  • noun close up the end or conclusion: at the close of day; the close of the speech. 1
  • noun close up an enclosed place or enclosure, especially one about or beside a cathedral or other building. 1
  • noun close up any piece of land held as private property. 1
  • noun close up complimentary close. 1
  • noun close up Music. cadence (def 7). 1
  • noun close up Stock Exchange. the closing price on a stock. the closing prices on an exchange market. 1
  • noun close up Scot. a narrow entry or alley terminating in a dead end. a courtyard enclosed except for one narrow entrance. 1
  • noun close up photo: taken up close 1
  • noun close up Archaic. a junction; union. 1
  • adjective close up intimate, detailed 1
  • noun close up Obsolete. a close encounter; a grapple: The fighters met in a fierce close. 1
  • adjective close up very near 1
  • adjective close up having the parts or elements near to one another: a close formation of battleships. 1
  • intransitivephrasal verb close up shop: shut 1
  • adjective close up compact; dense: a close texture; a close weave. 1
  • intransitivephrasal verb close up wound: heal 1
  • adjective close up being in or having proximity in space or time: The barn is so close to the house that you can hear the animals. His birthday is in May, close to mine. 1
  • transitivephrasal verb close up shut 1
  • adjective close up marked by similarity in degree, action, feeling, etc.: This dark pink is close to red. He left her close to tears. 1
  • adjective close up near, or near together, in kind or relationship: a flower close to a rose; a close relative. 1
  • adjective close up intimate or confidential; dear. 1
  • adjective close up based on a strong uniting feeling of respect, honor, or love: a close circle of friends. 1
  • adjective close up fitting tightly: a close, clinging negligee. 1
  • adjective close up (of a haircut or shave, the mowing of a lawn, etc.) so executed that the hair, grass, or the like is left flush with the surface or very short. 1
  • adjective close up not deviating from the subject under consideration. 1
  • adjective close up strict; searching; minute: The matter requires close investigation. 1
  • adjective close up not deviating from a model or original: a close, literal translation. 1
  • adjective close up nearly even or equal: a close contest. 1
  • adjective close up strictly logical: close reasoning. 1
  • adjective close up shut; shut tight; not open: a close hatch. 1
  • adjective close up shut in; enclosed. 1
  • adjective close up completely enclosing or surrounding: a close siege preventing all escape. 1
  • adjective close up without opening; with all openings covered or closed. 1
  • adjective close up confined; narrow: close quarters. 1
  • adjective close up lacking fresh or freely circulating air: a hot, close room. 1
  • adjective close up heavy; oppressive: a spell of close, sultry weather. 1
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