close up meaning and definition

CLOSE UP verb

Definition of close up (verb)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: close, close down, fold, shut down
   • antonym: open
2. block passage through
   • "obstruct the path"
   • synonyms: block, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude
   • antonym: disengage
3. unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
   • "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella"
   • synonyms: close
4. refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
   • "The children shut up when their father approached"
   • synonyms: be quiet, belt up, button up, clam up, dummy up, keep mum, shut up
   • antonym: open up

CLOSE UP adverb

Definition of close up (adverb)

1. very close
   • "without my reading glasses I can hardly see things close up"; "even firing at close range he missed"
   • synonyms: at close range