Close Up (Verb)
Meaning 1
Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 2
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".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The restaurant had to close up due to financial difficulties and couldn't afford to stay open any longer.
- We have to close up the bookstore by 10 PM to allow the employees to go home on time.
- The authorities decided to close up the cinema for not meeting safety standards.
- She had to close up her online store since the competition was too strong.
- The management decided to close up the hotel temporarily for renovation purposes.
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Meaning 3
Unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 4
Block passage through; "obstruct the path".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.