close up
phrasal verbclose up
- when a wound closes up, it gets better as the skin, etc. joins together and goes back to normal
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- to hide your thoughts or emotions
- She closed up when I asked about her family.
- Peter turned away from him, his expression closing up.
close up | close something up
- to shut and lock something such as a shop or a building, especially for a short period of time
- Why don't we close up and go out for lunch?
- Can the last one out close up the office?
- to come closer together; to bring people or things closer together
- Traffic was heavy and cars were closing up behind each other.
- to become narrower and less open
- Every time he tried to speak, his throat closed up with fear.