close up
adverb
- 1
very close
without my reading glasses I can hardly see things close up
even firing at close range he missed
verb
- 1
refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
The children shut up when their father approached
- 2
unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
close the circuit
close a wound
- 3
block passage through
obstruct the path
- 4
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.
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