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upclose

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To close up.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: poetic

Examples

  • a. 1843, unknown author (initialled N. P. S.), "Lines to an Alabaster Sarcophagus" Some pious Thebans, when the storm was past, / Upclosed the sepulchre with cunning skill.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From up- + close.