"close up" meaning in English

See close up in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kləʊzˈʌp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-close up.wav Forms: closes up [present, singular, third-person], closing up [participle, present], closed up [participle, past], closed up [past]
Etymology: Dissimilated from Middle English upclosen (“to close up, stop up, seal”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|upclosen|t=to close up, stop up, seal}} Middle English upclosen (“to close up, stop up, seal”) Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} close up (third-person singular simple present closes up, present participle closing up, simple past and past participle closed up)
  1. (intransitive) To close (remove a gap) completely or fully. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-close_up-en-verb-rOBWLiFk
  2. (intransitive) To move nearer together so that a gap is removed. Tags: intransitive Translations (to move closer together): tiivistyä (Finnish), tiivistää (Finnish), یاقینلاشمق (yakınlaşmak) (Ottoman Turkish)
    Sense id: en-close_up-en-verb-weuky9qt Disambiguation of 'to move closer together': 19 57 17 1 5 2
  3. (transitive, intransitive) To shut a building or a business for a period of time. Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: close Translations (to shut for a period of time): sulkea (Finnish), holde stengt (Norwegian Bokmål), stenge (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-close_up-en-verb-7CgJefJv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 1 50 4 26 16 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 4 3 46 5 26 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 3 34 4 28 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 2 50 3 25 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 51 2 26 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 3 6 36 5 25 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 4 7 36 6 26 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 5 6 34 5 26 24 Disambiguation of 'to shut for a period of time': 1 0 81 1 10 7
  4. (intransitive) Of a cut or other wound: To heal. Tags: intransitive Translations (of a wound, to heal): umpeutua (Finnish), gro (english: literally; to grow, grow up) (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-close_up-en-verb-Xy0q1vna Disambiguation of 'of a wound, to heal': 2 2 12 57 15 12
  5. (intransitive) To become less 'open' or communicative; to shrink back. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-close_up-en-verb-PdRZBPs8 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 3 34 4 28 27
  6. (intransitive, slang, Australia) To stop talking. Tags: Australia, intransitive, slang
    Sense id: en-close_up-en-verb-tDKyGi9e Categories (other): Australian English, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 3 34 4 28 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: close up shop

Inflected forms

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        "(intransitive) Of a cut or other wound: To heal."
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        "(intransitive) To become less 'open' or communicative; to shrink back."
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        "(intransitive, slang, Australia) To stop talking."
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        "(intransitive) To close (remove a gap) completely or fully."
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        "(intransitive) To move nearer together so that a gap is removed."
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        "(transitive, intransitive) To shut a building or a business for a period of time."
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        "To become less 'open' or communicative; to shrink back."
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        "(intransitive) To become less 'open' or communicative; to shrink back."
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to move closer together",
      "word": "tiivistyä"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "of a wound, to heal",
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      "code": "nb",
      "english": "literally; to grow, grow up",
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      "sense": "of a wound, to heal",
      "word": "gro"
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