Close up and Loose

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Close up verb - Unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of.

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Loose is an antonym for close up in topics: close, fasten with lock.

Loose verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.

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Close up is an antonym for loose.

Nearby Words: loosen, looseness, loosed, loosely

In the Supernatural episode "All Hell Breaks Loose, Part One" (S02, Ep21), Andy has his stomach ripped open by a demon, and they show a close up of the torn bloodied tissue in his gaping wound.

Source: Gutted Like a Fish
In the Supernatural episode "All Hell Breaks Loose, Part One" (S02, Ep21), there is a close up of an arm with the skin burnt off to show the muscle in the forearm among the debris of the burnt down Roadhouse.

Source: Gross-Up Close-Up

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