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?

Examples of zip up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lit by the fading sunset and the emerging moon, the two scientists zip up their wetsuits and head out to the beach of La Jolla Shores in Southern California. —Jules Jacobs, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025

But just five minutes before they were set to leave, Lexie’s boyfriend helped zip up her dress after filming a TikTok transition and the zipper completely split, leaving the dress wide open. —Jordan Greene, People.com, 13 May 2025

With 6:50 left in the second period, the Avalanche more or less put the game away when second-line center Brock Nelson zipped up the left side of the ice and found Landy all alone in the slot, a stride outside the left faceoff circle. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2025

Related Articles Following the actual Met Gala, celebrities either stayed loyal to their red carpet look and headed straight for The Mark, or zipped up to their hotel rooms for an outfit change before heading down into Chavarria’s after party. —Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 6 May 2025

Rhymes for zip up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup