Phrase guide

zip up

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To close with a zip fastener.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Always check if you've zipped up your fly before you go out.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To close as if with a zip fastener, especially one's mouth; to stop talking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, intransitive, transitive

Examples

  • I'll zip up my lip.
  • I'll zip up.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To convert a computer file into a smaller package.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

close with a zipper

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Zip up your jacket--it's cold

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: zipper, zip

Antonyms: unzip

Broader terms: fasten, fix, secure

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: sulkea — To zip up literally with a zipper
  • Japanese: ...のファスナーを締める (... no fasunā o shimeru) — To zip up literally with a zipper
  • Spanish: subir el síper — To zip up literally with a zipper
  • Spanish: cerrar el riqui — To zip up literally with a zipper
  • Finnish: sulkea — To close as if with a zip
  • Finnish: pakata — To compress a computer file
  • French: compresser — To compress a computer file
  • Japanese: 圧縮する (asshuku suru) — To compress a computer file