zip up



zip something up

 
1. to close a zipper. You should zip that zipper up. You should zip up that zipper.
2. to close a garment by zipping a zipper closed. You had better zip your jacket up. You had better zip up your jacket.
3. Sl. to close one's mouth. (Fig. on {2}.) Zip your mouth up, Fred! Zip up your mouth, Fred.
See also: up, zip

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CaesarSEE-zər (English)Ancient Roman
Sanya (1)-Arabic
Altdorfer['æltdɔ:fɔ]
MarikaMAH-ree-kah (Finnish)Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Greek, Finnish, Estonian
PetrePE-tre (Romanian)Romanian, Macedonian, Georgian
Mal'akhi-Biblical Hebrew