Close-up Definition

klōsŭp
closeup, close-ups
noun
A photograph or a film or TV shot taken at very close range or with a telephoto lens.
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A close or personal view or interpretation.
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adjective

Of or pertaining to things in near proximity or a situation involving nearness.

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verb
To move people closer together.
The crowd closed up and I couldn't get through to the train.
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To shut a building or a business for a period of time.

We finally managed to close up the shop for the night at about 10 o'clock.
The car factory has closed up for the August holidays.
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To heal a cut or other wound.

With stitches, the cut should close up in a week to ten days.
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Close-up Sentence Examples

  • You can click on the pictures to see a close-up of each image!

  • It's almost time for you to close up.

  • We're doing an extreme close-up, so we don't have to do too much post-photo work.

  • The town managed to close up the dance halls in 1902, at least for a year or so, but it wasn't long before the girls were at it again, full tilt.

  • The Sicilian-Ionian basin has a mean depth of 885 fathoms, and the Levant basin, 793 fathoms. Deep water is found close up to the coast of Sicily, Greece, Crete and the edge of the African plateau.

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Words Starting With

CCLCLO

Words Ending With

PUP

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Words Starting With C and Ending With P

Starts With C & Ends With PStarts With CL & Ends With PStarts With C & Ends With UP

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With C8 Letter Words Ending With P