Close up

Verb

Definitionen

1.VerbTo close (remove a gap) completely or fully.

"Some flowers close up at night to stay protected from the cold."

2.VerbTo move nearer together so that a gap is removed.

"The crowd closed up and I couldn't get through to the train."

3.VerbTo enclose, confine.

4.VerbTo shut a building or a business for a period of time.

"We finally managed to close up the shop for the night at about 10 o'clock.; The car factory has closed up for the August holidays."

5.VerbOf a cut or other wound: To heal.

"With stitches, the cut should close up in a week to ten days."

6.VerbTo become less 'open' or communicative; to shrink back.

"to close up emotionally"

7.VerbTo stop talking.

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