zip up
phrasal verb
zipped up; zipping up; zips up
1
: to close or connect (something) with a zipper
He zipped up his jacket.
2
: to use a zipper to fasten someone's clothing
Will you zip me up, please?
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Stabler monologues a little bit, then shakes, zips up and bashes the guy up against the wall without washing his hands.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
The body was then zipped up in a black body bag and transported to the city crematory.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
His mother’s body is on a gurney, zipped up in a black vinyl body bag.
—David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
For a comical segment at the top of the show, Ripa carried a giant skull out from backstage, while Consuelos walked beside her — and, at least from our vantage point, with his pants firmly zipped up.
—EW.com, 12 Mar. 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
The body was then zipped up in a black body bag and transported to the city crematory.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
His mother’s body is on a gurney, zipped up in a black vinyl body bag.
—David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
For a comical segment at the top of the show, Ripa carried a giant skull out from backstage, while Consuelos walked beside her — and, at least from our vantage point, with his pants firmly zipped up.
—EW.com, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for zip up
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“Zip up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zip%20up. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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