close up

Adverb

• very close
  • without my reading glasses I can hardly see things close up
    
  • even firing at close range he missed
    

Verb

• refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
  • The children shut up when their father approached
    

• unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
  • close the circuit
    
  • close a wound
    
  • close a book
    
  • close up an umbrella
    

• block passage through
  • obstruct the path
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  at close range , clam up , dummy up , shut up , belt up , button up , be quiet , keep mum , close , obstruct , obturate , impede , occlude , jam , block , fold , shut down , close down
• Antonyms: 
  open up , free , disengage , open