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Uncommonclose up
The correct spelling is close up.
How to pronounce close up
verb
IPA: /kləʊzˈʌp/
Say it like: Clo-se -up
The correct spelling is close up. To move people closer together. For example: "The crowd closed up and I couldn't get through to the train."
Usage Examples
“The crowd closed up and I couldn't get through to the train.”
“The car factory has closed up for the August holidays.”
“With stitches, the cut should close up in a week to ten days.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To move people closer together.
- 2.To shut a building or a business for a period of time.
- 3.To heal a cut or other wound
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