āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
close up
/klËÉĘs ËĘp/
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āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§, āĻ āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§
from a short distance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The photographer took the shot close up to capture every detail.
āĻĢāĻā§āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āϞā§āĻ āĻāĻĒ āĻļāĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
to close up
[phrase form: close]
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āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž, āϏā§āϞāĻŽā§āĻšāϰ āĻāϰāĻž
to shut or bring edges together, often to seal a gap or opening
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Close up the paint can or it'll dry out.
āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰ āϰāĻā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻžāύ āύāĻž āĻšāϞ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻŦā§āĨ¤
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āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž
to gradually become sealed or less open
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Over time, the old well closed up with dirt and debris.
āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύ⧠āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŽāϝāĻŧāϞāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏāĻžāĻŦāĻļā§āώ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻāϤā§āĻŽāĻā§āĻĒāύ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to no longer be willing to speak about something or make contact with someone
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She closed up when asked about her personal life.
āϤāĻžāĻā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻā§āĻŦāύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāϏāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϞ⧠āϏ⧠āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž, āϤāĻžāϞāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to temporarily shut and lock a building, store, etc., to the public for a specific period
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cafÊ closes up for a brief break between lunch and dinner.
āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻĢā§āĻāĻŋ āϞāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĄāĻŋāύāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Police closed up the street after the accident occurred.
āĻĒā§āϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāĻāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
05
āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāύāĻž, āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§
to bring individuals or objects closer together, reducing the gap between them
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The teacher asked the students to close up and form a circle.
āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āĻāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāϏāϤ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤ āĻāĻ āύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻŦāϞā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āϏā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻ āĻž
(of a wound, cut, etc.) to heal or become sealed as the body forms new skin
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The wound began to close up after a few days of care.
āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āϝāϤā§āύā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻā§āώāϤ āϏā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻ āϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
Close-up
01
āĻā§āϞā§āĻ-āĻāĻĒ, āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŦāĻŋ
a photograph or film shot taken from a short distance, focusing on a subject in detail
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the movie, the camera zoomed in for a dramatic close-up of the villain's face.
āĻāϞāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϰā§, āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϰāĻž āĻāϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻā§āϰ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āύāĻžāĻāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āϞā§āĻ-āĻāĻĒ āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āĻŽ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻā§āϞā§āĻ-āĻāĻĒ, āĻāύāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ
an in-depth or personal examination or view of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The article offered a close-up of the CEO's personal philosophy.
āύāĻŋāĻŦāύā§āϧāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŋāĻāĻāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻĻāϰā§āĻļāύā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϞā§āĻ-āĻāĻĒ āĻ
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