close up
close
kloƊs
klows
up
ƌp
ap
/klˈəʊs ˈʌp/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "close up"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ•āĻžāĻ› āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇, āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āĻžāĻ› āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇

from a short distance
close up definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The photographer took the shot close up to capture every detail.
āĻĢāĻŸā§‹āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāϚāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•ā§āϞ⧋āϜ āφāĻĒ āĻļāϟ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
to close up
[phrase form: close]
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āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏ⧀āϞāĻŽā§‹āĻšāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to shut or bring edges together, often to seal a gap or opening
to close up definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Close up the paint can or it'll dry out.
āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ āϰāϙ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāύ āύāĻž āĻšāϞ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
1.1

āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to gradually become sealed or less open
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Over time, the old well closed up with dirt and debris.
āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇, āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āϕ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŽāϝāĻŧāϞāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ‚āϏāĻžāĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to no longer be willing to speak about something or make contact with someone
to close up definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She closed up when asked about her personal life.
āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āϜāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϏāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϞ⧇ āϏ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϤāĻžāϞāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to temporarily shut and lock a building, store, etc., to the public for a specific period
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cafÊ closes up for a brief break between lunch and dinner.
āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻĢ⧇āϟāĻŋ āϞāĻžāĻžā§āϚ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĄāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻŦāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to prevent movement through a particular area or passage
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Police closed up the street after the accident occurred.
āĻĒ⧁āϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āϘāϟāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ āφāύāĻž, āĻĢāĻžāρāĻ• āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋

to bring individuals or objects closer together, reducing the gap between them
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The teacher asked the students to close up and form a circle.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ āφāϏāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϏ⧇āϰ⧇ āĻ“āĻ āĻž

(of a wound, cut, etc.) to heal or become sealed as the body forms new skin
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The wound began to close up after a few days of care.
āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āϝāĻ¤ā§āύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻ•ā§āώāϤ āϏ⧇āϰ⧇ āωāĻ āϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
close-up
close
kloƊs
klows
up
ƌp
ap
/klˈəʊsˈʌp/
01

āĻ•ā§āϞ⧋āϜ-āφāĻĒ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ

a photograph or film shot taken from a short distance, focusing on a subject in detail
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the movie, the camera zoomed in for a dramatic close-up of the villain's face.
āϚāϞāĻšā§āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇, āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰāĻž āĻ–āϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧāϕ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§āϖ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻžāϟāϕ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻ•ā§āϞ⧋āϜ-āφāĻĒ āĻāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϜ⧁āĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ•ā§āϞ⧋āϜ-āφāĻĒ, āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ  āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ

an in-depth or personal examination or view of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The article offered a close-up of the CEO's personal philosophy.
āύāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŋāχāĻ“āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϞ⧋āϜ-āφāĻĒ āĻ…āĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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