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1. A photograph taken at close range

1. Very close
   "without my reading glasses I can hardly see things close up";
   - at close range

1. Cease to operate or cause to cease operating
   "close up the shop";
   - close, fold, shut down, close down
    
2. Block passage through
   "close up the path";
   - obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block
    
3. Unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
   "close up an umbrella";
   - close
    
4. Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
   "The children close up when their father approached";
   - clam up, dummy up [N. Amer], shut up, belt up, button up, be quiet, keep mum

Derived forms: closed up, closes up, closeups, closing up

Type of: bring together, exposure, hinder, impede, join, photo, photograph, pic, picture

Antonym: open up

Encyclopedia: Closeup