close up

Etymology
Dissimilated from.

Verb

 * 1)  To close remove a gap completely or fully.
 * 2)  To move nearer together so that a gap is removed.
 * 3)  To shut a building or a business for a period of time.
 * We finally managed to close up the shop for the night at about 10 o'clock.
 * The car factory has closed up for the August holidays.
 * 1)  Of a cut or other wound: To heal.
 * With stitches, the cut should close up in a week to ten days.
 * 1)  To become less 'open' or communicative; to shrink back.
 * 2)  To stop talking.
 * With stitches, the cut should close up in a week to ten days.
 * 1)  To become less 'open' or communicative; to shrink back.
 * 2)  To stop talking.
 * 1)  To stop talking.

Derived terms

 * close up shop

Translations

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 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: holde stengt, stenge


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