1. A photograph or film shot taken at close range or with a long focal-length lens, showing the subject in detail
   "The documentary included stunning closeups of rare butterflies";
   - close-up

1. Unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
   "close up an umbrella";
   - close
    
2. Block passage through
   "close up the path";
   - obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block
    
3. Cease to operate or cause to cease operating
   "close up the shop";
   - close, fold, shut down, close down
    
4. Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
   "The suspect closed up when questioned by the police";
   - clam up [informal], dummy up [N. Amer, informal], shut up, belt up [Brit, informal], button up, be quiet, keep mum [informal]

1. Very close
   "without my reading glasses I can hardly see things close up";
   - at close range, up close

Derived forms: closeups, closes up, close-ups, closed up, closing up

Type of: break, break off, cease, discontinue, effigy, entrammel [literary], exposure, fetter [literary], forbear, give up, hinder, image, impede, join, lay off, photo, photograph, pic [informal], piccy [informal], picture, quit, refrain, simulacrum, stop, surcease [archaic], trammel [literary]

Antonym: open

Encyclopedia: Closeup