close-up

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

//ˈkləʊsʌp//

In near proximity.

adjective

1
In near proximity.
A worldwide TV audience had a close-up view of the astronauts when they splashed down and as they emerged from the bobbing spaceship they call Gumdrop.

noun

1
A photographic (or other) image in which the subject is shown at a relatively large scale, and occupies most or all of the frame.
All right, Mr DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.

Forms

plural: close-ups

cloning · The production of an exact copy of an object.close · To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through. To…Close · A surname.

close-up · In near proximity.

closed · Physically obstructed, sealed, etc. Made impassable.closely · In a close manner.closer · Within a shorter distance.

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