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1zip Listen to audio/ˈzɪp/ verb
zips; zipped; zip·ping
1 : to close, open, or connect something with a zipper [+ obj] I helped him zip his jacket. She zipped the tent open/closed. [no obj] The luggage zips open.
2 [+ obj] computers : to reduce the size of (a file) by using special software : compress
This kind of file can be zipped and unzipped easily.
zip up [phrasal verb]
1 zip (something) up or zip up (something) : to close or connect (something) with a zipper
He zipped up his jacket.
2 zip (someone) up or zip up (someone) : to use a zipper to fasten someone's clothing
Will you zip me up, please? I zipped her up because she couldn't do it herself.
zip your lip or zip it
US, informal : to stop talking immediately
Tell your sister to zip her lip! [=shut up] She angrily told him to zip it.
— compare 3zip

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