单词 | close up |
释义 | > as lemmasclose up 3. In strict confinement. Also †close up. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > confinement > [adverb] straitc1330 covertly1430 straitly1487 at (also to) hard meat1542 close1562 closely1597 society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > confinement > in confinement [phrase] > in close confinement close up1562 1562 Apol. Priv. Masse (1850) 20 Have all the Communicants in one place close up. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xxvii. 171 Shut vp a dog close in some place, for three daies. 1647–8 C. Cotterell tr. E. C. Davila Hist. France (1678) The Bailey..was laid close up by order from the King. to close up to close up 1. transitive. To confine by building, blocking, or covering up; to confine out of sight or completely. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > enclosing or enclosure > enclosing or confining > enclose or confine [verb (transitive)] > completely or out of sight to close up1530 to choke up1539 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 488/1 I close up in a wall or I close up bytwene walles..emmurer..An ancker..closed up in a wall. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 289 The rest were closed vp in the same Towre in prison. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §317 There were taken Apples and..Closed vp in Wax. 2. To close by blocking or filling up; to close completely, stop by closing. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > close an aperture or orifice ditc1000 shut1362 steekc1380 stopc1400 quirt1532 to close up1542 to fill up1598 unspar1611 caulk1616 cork1650 busha1659 instop1667 close1697 1542 H. Brinkelow Lamentacion sig. Bii God closeth vp the eyes of the kyng. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 281 To close vp the passage by the sea. a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) v. ii. 9. 1650 R. Withers tr. O. Bon Descr. Grand Signor's Seraglio ix. 118 He..closeth up his stomack with a Bocklava. 3. To close by bringing separate parts together. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > by bringing separate parts together to close up1611 1611 Bible (King James) Gen. ii. 21 He tooke one of his ribs, and closed vp the flesh in stead thereof. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) iv. 0. 13 With busie Hammers closing Riuets vp. View more context for this quotation 1705 J. Addison Remarks Italy 498 As soon as any Publick Rupture happens, it is immediately clos'd up by the Moderation and good Offices. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps ii. §17. 321 The walls of the crevasses are squeezed together, and the chasms closed up. 4. To end, complete; to sum up. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > bring to an end or conclude [verb (transitive)] yendc1000 abatec1300 finec1300 endc1305 finisha1375 definec1384 terminec1390 achievea1393 out-enda1400 terminate?a1425 conclude1430 close1439 to bring adowna1450 terma1475 adetermine1483 determine1483 to knit up1530 do1549 parclose1558 to shut up1575 expire1578 date1589 to close up1592 period1595 includea1616 apostrophate1622 to wind off1650 periodizea1657 dismiss1698 to wind up1740 to put the lid on1873 to put the tin hat on something1900 to wash up1925 1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. N1, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) Hauing spoken sufficiently of a matter, we close vp the sentence with these wordes. a1600 R. Hooker Remedie Sorrow & Fear (R.) To register in the Booke of Life after what sort his seruants haue closed vp their dayes on earth. 1641 Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia (new ed.) 21 I must now close up. 1793 E. Parsons Woman as she should Be IV. 219 And now, my dear mother, I close up my correspondence from Grove-House. 5. intransitive. To close by the union or coalescence of separate parts; to come together so as to leave no intervals or gaps; esp. of ranks of soldiers. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (intransitive)] > crowd together thickc1000 pressa1350 empressc1400 shock1548 serry1581 pester1610 serr1683 thicken1726 crush1755 scrouge1798 pack1828 to close up1835 to be packed (in) like sardines1911 scrum1913 1835 L. Hunt Capt. Sword in Poems ii. 49 Close up! close up! Death feeds thick. 1841 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights I. 101 The wall closed up again. 1885 U. S. Grant Pers. Mem. I. xxii. 302 Giving the two flanking divisions an opportunity to close up and form a stronger line. < as lemmas |
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