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Definition:

[adverb] very close; "without my reading glasses I can hardly see things close up"; "even firing at close range he missed"
Synonyms: at close range
[verb] block passage through; "obstruct the path"
Synonyms: obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block
[verb] refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"
Synonyms: clam up, dummy up, shut up, belt up, button up, be quiet, keep mum