Definitions for closeup

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closeup close·up

Spelling: [klohs-uhp]

IPA: /ˈkloʊsˌʌp/

Closeup is a 7 letter English word.

You can make 226 anagrams from letters in closeup (celopsu).

Definitions for closeup

noun

1. a photograph taken at close range or with a long focal-length lens, on a relatively large scale.
2. Also called close shot. Movies, Television. a camera shot taken at a very short distance from the subject, to permit a close and detailed view of an object or action. Compare long shot (def 3), medium shot.
3. an intimate view or presentation of anything.

adjective

1. of or resembling a closeup.
2. intimate or detailed; close-in.

Origin of closeup

1910-15, Americanism; noun use of adverbial phrase close up

Examples for closeup

HollywoodLife.com posted a closeup of the gaudy diamond ring, with an appraiser estimating its value at upward of $750,000.

The GOP lives in a decrepit Hollywood mansion where Gingrich is its Norma Desmond, always ready for his closeup.

Looked at in closeup, it reveals a row of popped rivets, with one rivet still partially stuck in place.

Another screen offers a closeup examination of the gown, a kind of high-tech fashion inspection reminiscent of E!

A streak of sweat cut through his pancake makeup as the camera came in for a closeup.

At boilerplate moments, including “closeup of sad senator,” take a gulp of beer.

You see a closeup of a woman in red underwear and high heels walking towards a car from behind.

Then, one after another, their faces were shown in closeup, while Tortha Karf asked for close attention and memorization.

It was a closeup of the designs over the entrance, shot in sharp relief so that they stood out starkly.

According to Lowe, Farley “has a shot of espresso before every closeup” and also has a gargantuan appetite.