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

More than a dozen large TV monitors display close-up video, also streamed online, of election workers’ hands inserting ballots into machines.

From Los Angeles Times

Snider, 41, is more than ready for his close-up.

From Barron's

Snider, 41, is more than ready for his close-up.

From Barron's

The film started, but my enthusiasm for the close-up movie experience shifted to Russell.

From Literature

The whistleblowers who spoke to the BBC documentary, Inside the Rage Machine, offer a close-up view of how the industry responded following the explosive growth of TikTok, whose highly engaging algorithm for recommending short videos upended social media, leaving rivals scrambling to catch up.

From BBC

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