n. A video or film recording made with the camera positioned close to an actor, often so that only the head or face is visible.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. a photograph or other recorded image taken at close range, or using a telephoto lens so as to appear to have been taken at close range; -- used especially of images of faces in which the face fills all or most of the photograph.
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ad. very close
v. cease to operate or cause to cease operating
v. unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
v. block passage through
v. refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
n. a photograph taken at close range
Word Usage
"Whereas watching Audrey get chomped in closeup is a little much; I couldn't keep my ironic distance."