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ZIP UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does zip up mean? 

ZIP UP (verb)
  The verb ZIP UP has 1 sense:

1. close with a zipperplay

  Familiarity information: ZIP UP used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ZIP UP (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Close with a zipper

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

zip; zip up; zipper

Context example:

Zip up your jacket--it's cold

Hypernyms (to "zip up" is one way to...):

fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

unzip (open the zipper of)


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