Antonyms for close up


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : klohs-uhp
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkloʊsˌʌp


Definition of close up

Origin :
  • c.1200, "to shut, cover in," from Old French clos- (past participle stem of clore "to shut, to cut off from"), 12c., from Latin clausus, past participle of claudere "to shut, close; to block up, make inaccessible; put an end to; shut in, enclose, confine" (always -clusus, -cludere in compounds).
  • The Latin word might be from the possible PIE root *klau- "hook, peg, crooked or forked branch" (used as a bar or bolt in primitive structures); cf. Latin clavis "key," clavus "nail," claustrum "bar, bolt, barrier," claustra "dam, wall, barricade, stronghold;" Greek kleidos (genitive) "bar, bolt, key," klobos "cage;" Old Irish clo "nail," Middle Irish clithar "hedge, fence;" Old Church Slavonic ključi "hook, key," ključiti "shut;" Lithuanian kliuti "to catch, be caught on," kliaudziu "check, hinder," kliuvu "clasp, hang;" Old High German sliozan "shut," German schließen "to shut," Schlüssel "key."
  • Also partly from Old English beclysan "close in, shut up." Intransitive sense "become shut" is from late 14c. Meaning "draw near to" is from 1520s. Intransitive meaning "draw together, come together" is from 1550s, hence the idea in military verbal phrase close ranks (mid-17c.), later with figurative extensions. Meaning "bring to an end, finish" is from c.1400; intransitive sense "come to an end" is from 1826. Of stock prices, from 1860. Meaning "bring together the parts of" (a book, etc.) is from 1560s. Related: Closed; closing.
  • As in photograph : noun a still picture taken with a camera
  • As in scrutiny : noun close examination
  • As in view : noun belief
  • As in biography : noun account of person's life
  • As in mug shot : noun photo of suspect's head
  • As in latch : verb fasten with lock
  • As in photograph : verb take a picture with a camera
  • As in ban : verb officially forbid
  • As in shut : verb close
  • As in silence : verb make or be quiet
  • As in quieten : verb silence
  • As in shush : verb silence
Example sentences :
  • Vent plugs, or caps, close up the filling or vent tubes in the covers.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • If he should slip there would be an end of it, for the grisly was close up now.
  • Extract from : « Two Arrows » by William O. Stoddard
  • Then you're not disappointed in the way it sounds, close up?
  • Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
  • We'll have to hurry up, or the storekeeper may close up on us.
  • Extract from : « The Rover Boys on a Hunt » by Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)
  • We just waited until they were close up and then shot them down.
  • Extract from : « All Roads Lead to Calvary » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • The Boers must be close up, for the advance-guard is falling back.
  • Extract from : « On the Heels of De Wet » by The Intelligence Officer
  • Oh, if it is only true, and the British forces are close up!
  • Extract from : « In the Mahdi's Grasp » by George Manville Fenn
  • He proposed to his wife that they close up their affairs, and go to live in England.
  • Extract from : « The Negro and the Nation » by George S. Merriam
  • "But freedom of exchange will close up some industries," said a critic.
  • Extract from : « The Sequel » by George A. Taylor
  • I saw them close up their ranks six times in succession and march as if on parade.
  • Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy

Synonyms for close up

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