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close up
close up vb (adverb) 1. to shut entirely2. (intr) to draw together: the ranks closed up. 3. (Medicine) (intr) (of wounds) to heal completelyThesaurusVerb | 1. | close up - 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"close down, shut down, close, foldadjourn, retire, withdraw - break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" | | 2. | close up - block passage through; "obstruct the path"obturate, occlude, impede, obstruct, jam, blockblock off, blockade - obstruct access tobarricado, barricade - block off with barricadesbarricade - prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded"asphyxiate, suffocate, stifle, choke - impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"tie up - restrain from moving or operating normally; "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred"dam, dam up - obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"block out, screen - prevent from entering; "block out the strong sunlight"earth up, land up - block with earth, as after a landslidebarricade, block, block up, blockade, block off, bar, stop - render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"clog, clog up, congest, choke off, foul, back up, choke - become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"hinder, impede - be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project" | | 3. | close up - unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella"closebring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together" | | 4. | close up - refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"be quiet, belt up, button up, clam up, keep mum, shut up, dummy upopen up - talk freely and without inhibition | Adv. | 1. | close up - very close; "without my reading glasses I can hardly see things close up"; "even firing at close range he missed"at close range | Translationsclose2 (kləuz) verb1. to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening. The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays. 關閉 闭2. to finish; to come or bring to an end. The meeting closed with everyone in agreement. 結束 结束3. to complete or settle (a business deal). 完成 完成 noun a stop, end or finish. the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century. 終止,結束 终止,结束 close down1. (of a business) to close permanently. High levels of taxation have caused many firms to close down. (公司行號)關門大吉 停业2. (of a TV or radio station etc) to stop broadcasting for the day (noun ˈclosedown). (電視台或電台)當天停止播送 (广播电台或电视台)结束当日广播 close up1. to come or bring closer together. He closed up the space between the lines of print. 靠近 靠近2. to shut completely. He closed up the house when he went on holiday. 完全關閉 关闭close up
close up1. verb Literally, to shut something that is open. Be sure to close up the oven after you take out the cookies.2. verb To sew an opening shut at the end of a surgical procedure. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "close" and "up." The procedure is finished. Now we need to close him up.3. verb To heal, as of a cut or wound. The cut isn't too deep, so it should close up on its own, no stitches needed.4. verb To become completely closed or sealed shut. After I got hit in the face with a baseball, my eye swelled so much that it actually closed up.5. verb To cease business operations for any length of time (often permanently). I loved that restaurant, so I'm very disappointed that it closed up permanently. That shop always closes up for two weeks in the summer to accommodate the owner's vacation.6. verb To close something, typically a place, securely. I hope you closed up the store before you left for the night.7. noun A shot in which the camera is positioned very close to the subject. In this usage, the phrase is typically hyphenated. I want the next scene to start with a close-up of Caroline standing in the doorway. Her close-ups of flowers are just gorgeous—she's a very underrated photographer.8. noun A detailed or intimate portrayal or exploration of something. In this usage, the phrase is typically hyphenated. This novel is a close-up of Depression-era America.See also: close, upclose someone upto close a surgical wound at the end of a surgical procedure. Fred, would you close her up for me? Fred closed up the patient.See also: close, upclose something up 1. to close someone's business, office, shop, etc., temporarily or permanently. Tom's restaurant nearly went out of business when the health department closed him up. The health department closed up the restaurant. 2. to close something that is open, such as a door or a box. Please close the door when you leave.See also: close, upclose up 1. Lit. [for an opening] to close completely. The door closed up and would not open again. The wound will close up completely in a day or so. 2. Fig. [for a place of business] to close for business. The store closed up and did not open until the next day.See also: close, upclose upAlso, close up shop. Stop doing business, temporarily or permanently; also, stop working. For example, The bank is closing up all its overseas branches, or That's enough work for one day-I'm closing up shop and going home. [Late 1500s] See also: close, upclose upv.1. To shut something completely: The doctor closed up the cut with stitches. I closed the box up with wire and tape.2. To become shut completely: My eye closed up because of the infection.3. To shut and lock a building for a period of time: It's my job to close up the store for the night because I'm always the last one to leave. At the end of August, we'll close the cottage up for the winter.See also: close, upEncyclopediaSeecloseFinancialSeeCloseSee CU See CUclose up
Synonyms for close upverb cease to operate or cause to cease operatingSynonyms- close down
- shut down
- close
- fold
Related Wordsverb block passage throughSynonyms- obturate
- occlude
- impede
- obstruct
- jam
- block
Related Words- block off
- blockade
- barricado
- barricade
- asphyxiate
- suffocate
- stifle
- choke
- tie up
- dam
- dam up
- block out
- screen
- earth up
- land up
- block
- block up
- bar
- stop
- clog
- clog up
- congest
- choke off
- foul
- back up
- hinder
- impede
verb unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges ofSynonymsRelated Wordsverb refuse to talk or stop talkingSynonyms- be quiet
- belt up
- button up
- clam up
- keep mum
- shut up
- dummy up
Antonymsadv very closeSynonyms |