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close up, v.

refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

be quiet belt up button up clam up close up dummy up keep mum shut up

sample sentences

"The children shut up when their father approached"

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antonym

unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
<verb.contact>

close close up

sample sentences

"close the circuit"
"close a wound"
"close a book"
"close up an umbrella"

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semantic pointers

hypernym

block passage through
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

block close up impede jam obstruct obturate occlude

sample sentences

"obstruct the path"

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derivationally related form

obstructive obstruction obstructer obstructor

antonym

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occlusive occlusion

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hyponym

block off, blockade barricade, barricado barricade suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate, choke tie up dam, dam up screen, block out land up, earth up block, bar, barricade, blockade, stop, block off, block up clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul

hypernym

cease to operate or cause to cease operating
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 2

close close down close up fold shut down

sample sentences

"The owners decided to move and to close the factory"
"My business closes every night at 8 P.M."
"close up the shop"

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closing closure closer close

antonym

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semantic pointers

hyponym

retire, adjourn, withdraw