upclose

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verb

To close up.

“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.”

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Meanings

verbupclose (third-person singular simple present upcloses, present participle upclosing, simple past and past participle upclosed)

present singular third person upcloses · participle present upclosing · participle past upclosed · past upclosed

  1. poeticTo close up.

    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.

    1 more example

    My pains are otherwise: upclosing cramps / And stiffened tendons from this country's damps.

    1909, Thomas Hardy, Panthera

Origin

From up- + close.

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APA

upclose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upclose

MLA

“upclose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upclose. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upclose,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upclose.

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