a photograph taken at close range or with a long focal-length lens, on a relatively large scale.
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.
an intimate view or presentation of anything.
of or resembling a close-up.
intimate or detailed; close-in.
a photograph or film or television shot taken at close range
a detailed or intimate view or examination
a close-up of modern society
to shut entirely
(intr) to draw together
the ranks closed up
(intr) (of wounds) to heal completely
An Americanism first recorded in 1910–15; noun use of adverbial phrase close up
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Close up views showed that new magnetic strands appeared in nearly every image frame, roughly every two seconds or less.
From Science Daily • Jan. 21, 2026
Close up, the brick wall softened to foam and the New York cityscape flattened, showing its true form as a poster tacked to the wall of a basement in Seattle.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2023
Close up, you have to know exactly what you're looking for to even see the tech: "The actual construction is a technical mistake," Dillinger.
From The Verge • May 22, 2016
Close up the diner, come across the street to the new courthouse and run the cafeteria: five days a week, a steady stream of customers and no worries about utilities.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2012
Close up, .the cave mouth was smaller than he’d first thought: a shadowy half-circle no higher than his shoulder.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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