zips up

Secures the fly

To zip up is to close a zipper, pulling the fastener along the interlocking teeth: She zipped up her jacket against the cold.

The phrase often appears as a command or reflexive action before going outside.

Figuratively, to zip up can mean to stop talking: Zip up, the boss is coming.

Related

puffer vest · jacket · finishes · finalizes · jumpsuit · keeps warm · slider · tightens · hoodie · backpack · duffel bag · jeans · secures · completes · gets ready · sleeping bag · adjusts · pulls

Opposites
fastening action

zips upunzips

Opens a toothed closure

opens · unfastens · undoes · releases · loosens

speed/manner of movement

zips upslows down

Reduces velocity progressively

crawls · plods · trudges · dawdles · lags

speed/efficiency of fastening method

zips upbuttons up

Closes with small discs

laces up · ties · buckles · snaps · hooks

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G