close up

/kloʊz əp/

/kləʊs əp/

Other forms: closed up; closing up; closes up

Definitions of close up

1. adverb

   very close
   “without my reading glasses I can hardly see things close up”

   synonyms: at close range
2. verb

   unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
   synonyms: close

   type of:

   bring together, join

   cause to become joined or linked
3. verb

   block passage through
   synonyms: block, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude

   types:

   block off, blockade

   obstruct access to

   barricade, barricado

   block off with barricades

   barricade

   prevent access to by barricading

   asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocate

   impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

   tie up

   restrain from moving or operating normally

   dam, dam up

   obstruct with, or as if with, a dam

   block out, screen

   prevent from entering

   earth up, land up

   block with earth, as after a landslide

   bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop

   render unsuitable for passage

   back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, foul

   become or cause to become obstructed

   gum up

   stick together as if with gum

   block off, close off, shut off

   block off the passage through

   shade

   protect from light, heat, or view

   close

   bar access to

   crap up

   become obstructed or chocked up

   block, choke up, lug, stuff

   obstruct

   silt, silt up

   become chocked with silt

   type of:

   hinder, impede

   be a hindrance or obstacle to
4. verb

   cease to operate or cause to cease operating
   synonyms: close, close down, fold, shut down

   types:

   adjourn, retire, withdraw

   break from a meeting or gathering

   prorogue

   adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body
5. verb

   refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
   synonyms: be quiet, belt up, button up, clam up, dummy up, keep mum, shut up

   antonyms:

   open up

   talk freely and without inhibition