close up

To lock a shop or building at the end of the day.

• We close up the shop at nine in the evening.
  Dükkânı akşam dokuzda kapatıyoruz.
• The owner was closing up when we arrived.
  Biz geldiğimizde dükkân sahibi kepenk indiriyordu.

For a wound or an opening to become closed.

• The cut on his hand has closed up nicely.
  Elindeki kesik güzelce kapandı.
• It took two weeks for the wound to close up completely.
  Yaranın tamamen kapanması iki hafta sürdü.

To move closer together so that there is less space between people or things.

• Could everyone close up a little so more people can sit?
  Daha çok kişi oturabilsin diye herkes biraz sıkışabilir mi?
• The runners closed up as they approached the finish line.
  Koşucular bitiş çizgisine yaklaşırken aralarındaki boşluğu kapattı.