close up

/kləʊzˈʌp/

IPA: /K L OW1 S AH1 P/

verb

1
To move people closer together.
“The crowd closed up and I couldn't get through to the train.”
2
To shut a building or a business for a period of time.
“The car factory has closed up for the August holidays.”
3
To heal a cut or other wound
“With stitches, the cut should close up in a week to ten days.”

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