close-up

American  

[klohs-uhp] / ˈkloʊsˌʌp /

Or closeup

noun

1. a photograph taken at close range or with a long focal-length lens, on a relatively large scale.

2. Also called close shot.  Movies, Television. a camera shot taken at a very short distance from the subject, to permit a close and detailed view of an object or action.

3. an intimate view or presentation of anything.

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adjective

1. of or resembling a close-up.

2. intimate or detailed; close-in.

close-up British  

/ ˈkləʊsˌʌp /

noun

1. a photograph or film or television shot taken at close range

2. a detailed or intimate view or examination

   a close-up of modern society

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verb

1. to shut entirely

2. (intr) to draw together

   the ranks closed up

3. (intr) (of wounds) to heal completely

close up Idioms  

1. Also, close up shop. Stop doing business, temporarily or permanently; also, stop working. For example, The bank is closing up all its overseas branches, or That's enough work for one day—I'm closing up shop and going home. [Late 1500s]

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Etymology

Origin of close-up

An Americanism first recorded in 1910–15; noun use of adverbial phrase close up

Example Sentences

Yang, a car aficionado, wanted to give her 2-year-old son a close-up look at the factory.

From The Wall Street Journal

The year ended with a Vanity Fair photographer capturing a close-up portrait of 28-year-old White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt that appears to show visible injection spots on her lips.

From Salon

These images, captured by photographer Barry Webb, provide a close-up view of single-celled slime mould organisms.

From BBC

Most of what is in the show is the first take, the first close-up that we did of Noah.

From Los Angeles Times

"Phones, tablets - anything close-up will make it worse."

From BBC

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