close up English

Meaning close up meaning

What does close up mean?

close up

— adverb (= at close range) very close without my reading glasses I can hardly see things close up even firing at close range he missed

— verb (= close) cease to operate or cause to cease operating The owners decided to move and to close the factory My business closes every night at 8 P.M. close up the shop

— verb (= close) unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of close the circuit close a wound close a book close up an umbrella

— verb (= shut up) refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent The children shut up when their father approached

— verb (= obstruct, block) block passage through obstruct the path

Synonyms close up synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as close up?

close up English » English

close

stop up

shut up

shut down

heal

block

plug up

obturate

obstruct

fold

close down

button up

shut

plug

occlude

jam

impede

cover

block off

stop

skin

put away

keep mum

join up

fill up

fall silent

dummy up

cut off

closely

clam up

cicatrize

blockade

block up

belt up

be quiet

at close range

zip

turn off

terminate

take up

switch off

stick together

stand in another’s way

snuff out

skin over

sign off

shutter

shut off

serry

secure

Topics close up topics

What do people use close up to talk about?

States Big Distance

Near

• What words indicate that something is near enough so that you can do something?
  near enough close enough within walking distance within reach within range convenient handy be close at hand around the corner close up up close at close quarters at close range right under your nose