Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zip up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: zip up
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To close with a zip fastener.

Transitive verb

verb

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

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

To convert a computer file into a smaller package.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Always check if you've zipped up your fly before you go out."
"I'll zip up my lip."
"I'll zip up."
"Telly (Leo Fitzpatrick) is terminally incapable of zipping it up."

Usage

Inflected Forms

zips up (present, singular) zipping up (participle, present) zipped up (participle, past) zipped up (past)

Phrases

zip up one's lip zip-up

Frequently Paired Words

zip-up

Synonyms

do up zip zipper

Antonyms

undo unzip zip down

Questions

What does zip up mean?: To close with a zip fastener.

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