"upclose" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: upcloses [present, singular, third-person], upclosing [participle, present], upclosed [participle, past], upclosed [past]
Etymology: up- + close Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|close}} up- + close Head templates: {{en-verb}} upclose (third-person singular simple present upcloses, present participle upclosing, simple past and past participle upclosed)
  1. (poetic) To close up. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-upclose-en-verb-waquaS0z

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for upclose meaning in English (1.2kB)

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          "text": "My pains are otherwise: upclosing cramps / And stiffened tendons from this country's damps.",
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        },
        {
          "text": "a. 1843, unknown author (initialled N. P. S.), \"Lines to an Alabaster Sarcophagus\"\nSome pious Thebans, when the storm was past, / Upclosed the sepulchre with cunning skill."
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