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Synonyms

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.

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
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to shut entirely

  2. (intr) to draw together

    the ranks closed up

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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]

Etymology

Origin of close-up

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

Example Sentences

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By the time they won the Super Bowl after the 2021 season, he was so enamored with the team, he attended the championship parade and climbed through a hole in the fence to get a close-up view of his favorite players.

From Los Angeles Times

The schlocky dystopian action thriller “Mercy” touts itself as having been “filmed for Imax,” but that’s not such a selling point when almost the entire film is a dim close-up of Chris Pratt strapped to a chair.

From Los Angeles Times

She’d never seen one this close-up.

From Literature

He’d seen plenty of polar bear cubs from inside his parents’ tundra buggy, but never one this close-up, and suddenly he was cooing like the sappiest tourist.

From Literature

The video, which was shared on Instagram and X on Friday, opened with a close-up image of feet suspended in the air, before showing the duo pegged to a washing line.

From BBC

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