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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The eight-piece collection includes two hoodies, a T-shirt, a denim jacket, a mesh zip up, and two pairs of jeans.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
Your MirTrivia Answer … With a power-play goal in the second period last night, Crosby zipped up the all-time list past Joe Sakic, who had 625 goals in a storied career with the Quebec Nordiques / Colorado Avalanche franchise.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The zip-up collar gives it a preppy-casual vibe that can be zipped down and layered with a necklace, or zipped up with leg-elongating flare jeans and sneakers.
—Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Cue the regal quilted Flora floor-length dress with a high collar and zipped up in the front or, in a stunning dark version for La Contessa, the floral pattern is rendered on a black background and has leg-of-lamb sleeves.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
Your MirTrivia Answer … With a power-play goal in the second period last night, Crosby zipped up the all-time list past Joe Sakic, who had 625 goals in a storied career with the Quebec Nordiques / Colorado Avalanche franchise.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The zip-up collar gives it a preppy-casual vibe that can be zipped down and layered with a necklace, or zipped up with leg-elongating flare jeans and sneakers.
—Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Cue the regal quilted Flora floor-length dress with a high collar and zipped up in the front or, in a stunning dark version for La Contessa, the floral pattern is rendered on a black background and has leg-of-lamb sleeves.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Zip up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zip%20up. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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