closed up

as insilent
as inhushed
as inimpermissible
as inforbidden
as inlatch
as inban
as inshut
as insilence
as inquieten
as inshush

Synonyms for closed up

adj quiet; speechless

Antonyms for closed up

Word Origin & History

c.1200, "to shut, cover in," from Old French clos- (past participle stem of clore "to shut, to cut off from"), 12c., from Latin clausus, past participle of claudere "to shut, close; to block up, make inaccessible; put an end to; shut in, enclose, confine" (always -clusus, -cludere in compounds).

The Latin word might be from the possible PIE root *klau- "hook, peg, crooked or forked branch" (used as a bar or bolt in primitive structures); cf. Latin clavis "key," clavus "nail," claustrum "bar, bolt, barrier," claustra "dam, wall, barricade, stronghold;" Greek kleidos (genitive) "bar, bolt, key," klobos "cage;" Old Irish clo "nail," Middle Irish clithar "hedge, fence;" Old Church Slavonic ključi "hook, key," ključiti "shut;" Lithuanian kliuti "to catch, be caught on," kliaudziu "check, hinder," kliuvu "clasp, hang;" Old High German sliozan "shut," German schließen "to shut," Schlüssel "key."

Also partly from Old English beclysan "close in, shut up." Intransitive sense "become shut" is from late 14c. Meaning "draw near to" is from 1520s. Intransitive meaning "draw together, come together" is from 1550s, hence the idea in military verbal phrase close ranks (mid-17c.), later with figurative extensions. Meaning "bring to an end, finish" is from c.1400; intransitive sense "come to an end" is from 1826. Of stock prices, from 1860. Meaning "bring together the parts of" (a book, etc.) is from 1560s. Related: Closed; closing.

Example Sentences forclosed up

Elias told me that he heard it was closed up, and we might get in there and not be able to get out.

It had become his fixed idea—the bar that closed up his life.

The people parted to let the four men pass, and then closed up and came after them.

After he had seen the column all "closed up" he rode the other way.

He beckoned with his arm, and they closed up and peered where he indicated.

We closed up the day with a dress parade, the Colonel in command.

When we closed up at nine he went to some other part of the hotel and stewarded.

They have closed up now, and there is no big gap in their line.

Six of these niches are closed up without any apparent reason.

There were little buildings around, but they were closed up.

closed up

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More words related to closed up

hushed

silent