close up

Frequency: 7.211.3 per million words

Phrasal verb meaning to close a shop for the night; for a hole or wound to heal.

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Examples (10)

  • What time do you usually close up the shop for the night?
  • We're closing up now, so you'll have to come back tomorrow.
  • The owner closed up early last night because of the storm.
  • With proper care, the wound on your hand should close up in a few days.
  • Alright everyone, it's ten o'clock. Let's close up!
  • I can see the small cut is already starting to close up.
  • After the surgery, the incision closed up nicely without any infection.
  • We need to start closing up in about ten minutes.
  • The sinkhole in the road has finally closed up after the repair work.
  • If they don't communicate, the emotional gap between them will never close up.