zip up

phrasal verb

zipped up; zipping up; zips up

: to close or connect (something) with a zipper

He zipped up his jacket.

: to use a zipper to fasten someone's clothing

Will you zip me up, please?

Examples of zip up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This creates compression that will set the start of the zip up perfectly. —

Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024 Millions of women are right there with you, fanning themselves through hot flashes, laughing at their own mood swings and trying to zip up their favorite jeans after yet another round of bloating. —

Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 4 Sep. 2024 The bike will ship factory limited to a top speed of 20 mph (32 km/h), though this can be unlocked to allow the bike to zip up to 50 mph when motoring off-road. —

Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2024 Ride through the city at night or early in the morning, when Seattle's roads are nice and open and zipping up and down Virginia and Stewart streets without traffic feels like a vacation. —

Christine Clarridge, Axios, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for zip up

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