close up
Pronunciation:
/kləʊzˈʌp/verb
Definitions
To move people closer together.
Example: The crowd closed up and I couldn't get through to the train.
To shut a building or a business for a period of time.
Example: The car factory has closed up for the August holidays.
To heal a cut or other wound
Example: With stitches, the cut should close up in a week to ten days.