Zip it up Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈzɪp/ /ˈɪt/, /ɪt/ /ˈəp

ZIP-it-UP

UK

zˈɪp/ /ˈɪt/ /ˈʌp

ZIP-it-UP

Definition

To close something (like a jacket or bag) using a zipper. In informal contexts, it can sometimes mean to tell someone to be quiet.

Usage & Nuances

The main use is literal (closing a zipper), but spoken informally, 'zip it up' can also mean 'be quiet', similar to 'zip it'. Use the literal sense with clothes and bags; use the figurative sense with close friends, usually as a joke.

• Spanish: súbelo con el cierre - cierra el cierre
• Portuguese (BR): feche o zíper - suba o zíper
• Portuguese (PT): fecha o fecho-éclair - sobe o fecho
• Chinese (Simplified): 拉上拉链
• Chinese (Traditional): 把拉鍊拉上
• Hindi: ज़िप बंद कर दो
• Arabic: أغلق السحاب
• Bengali: জিপ আটকে দাও - চুপ করে থাকো (আলোচনার ক্ষেত্রে)
• Russian: застегнуть на молнию - замолчи (разговорное)
• Japanese: ジッパーを閉める - 静かにする（口語）
• Vietnamese: kéo khóa lên - im lặng (thân mật, đùa cợt)
• Korean: 지퍼를 올리다 - 조용히 해 (비격식적)
• Turkish: fermuarını çekmek - susmak (samimi, şaka yollu)
• Urdu: زِپ بند کرنا - چپ رہنا (غیر رسمی)
• Indonesian: tutup ritsleting - diam (biasa, bercanda)

Example Sentences

Please zip it up before you go outside.

basic

Can you help me zip it up?

basic

Make sure to zip it up so nothing falls out of your bag.

basic

If you're cold, just zip it up all the way.

natural

Hey, could you zip it up in here? We’re starting the meeting.

natural

Mom always tells me to zip it up so I don’t catch a cold.

natural