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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