upclose

English

Etymology

up- +‎ close

Verb

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

(poetic) To close up.
- Thomas Hardy
  My pains are otherwise: upclosing cramps / And stiffened tendons from this country's damps.
- Lines to an Alabaster Sarcophagus
  Some pious Thebans, when the storm was past, / Upclosed the sepulchre with cunning skill.

Anagrams

close up, close-up, closeup, couples, culpeos, opuscle

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