close up

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Synonyms: close-up, closeup, closed up, come up, close out, close in, choke up, clog up, cosy up, glove up, closeout

Antonyms: close-up, closeup, closed up, come up, close out, close in, choke up, clog up, cosy up, glove up, closeout

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[close]] {{gloss|remove a gap}} [[completely]] or [[fully]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[move]] nearer together so that a gap is removed.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[enclose]], [[confine]].
4. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[shut]] a [[building]] or a [[business]] for a period of time.
5. {{lb|en|intransitive}} Of a cut or other [[wound]]: To [[heal]].
6. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become less 'open' or communicative; to [[shrink back]].
7. {{lb|en|intransitive|slang|Australia}} To stop talking.

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