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  • 81close-up — [[t]klo͟ʊs ʌp[/t]] close ups N COUNT A close up is a photograph or a picture in a film that shows a lot of detail because it is taken very near to the subject. ...a close up of Harvey s face. ● PHRASE If you see something in close up, you see it… …

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  • 82close-up — (CU)   a shot taken from a close distance in which the scale of the object is magnified, appears relatively large and fills the entire frame to focus attention and emphasize its importance; i.e., a person s head from the shoulders or neck up is a …

    Glossary of cinematic terms

  • 83close by — very near; nearby her father lives quite close by * * * close by : at a short distance away Don t worry: if anything happens I ll be (standing) close by (you). They re building a school close by. • • • Main Entry: ↑ …

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  • 84Close — This interesting name, with the variants Cluse, Closs, Clowes and Clowser, is of early medieval English origin, and has two possible interpretations. Firstly, it may be a topographical surname for someone living in an enclosed place, such as (in… …

    Surnames reference

  • 85close — I. v. a. 1. Shut, shut up. 2. Stop, obstruct, choke, stop up, clog. 3. Conclude, finish, terminate, end, cease, complete, bring to a period. II. v. n. 1. Unite, coalesce, come together, be brought together. 2. Terminate, end, be concluded, cease …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 86close in — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms close in : present tense I/you/we/they close in he/she/it closes in present participle closing in past tense closed in past participle closed in 1) to move nearer to someone, especially in order to surround… …

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  • 87close-in — adjective Date: 1945 1. near a center of activity and especially a city < close in suburbs > 2. occurring or designed for use within a narrowly limited area < close in fighting > < close in weapons > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 88Close-up — Le close up (magie rapprochée ou encore micromagie) signifiant «&#160;gros plan&#160;» en anglais, est une spécialité de la prestidigitation qui consiste à se produire très près des spectateurs. Les magiciens de close up interviennent notamment&#8230; …

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  • 89close-in — /klohs in /, adj. 1. near, as to a common center; adjacent, esp. to a city: The city is enveloping its close in suburbs. 2. occurring or provided at close quarters: Fighter planes provided daring close in air support. * * * …

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  • 90close to — 1. adverb a) Approximately It lasted close to an hour. b) Nearly; almost It rained for close to forty days and forty nights. 2. preposition Near The ch …

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