zip it

zɪp ɪt

zipped it, zipping it

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Definition of zip it - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

silence

stop talking immediately

When the teacher entered, she told the class to zip it.

be quiet

hush

fasten

Rare

close something with a zipper

Rare

He asked her to zip it after she put on the dress.

fasten

zip up

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Expressions with zip

zip up

close something using a zipper

She zipped up her jacket before going outside.

know zip

have no knowledge or information about something

I know zip about fixing cars.

zip along

move quickly or with speed

The car zipped along the highway.

zip by

move quickly past something or someone

The car zipped by the pedestrians on the sidewalk.

zip one's mouth

remain silent or keep a secret

He decided to zip his mouth during the meeting.

add some zip

make something more lively or exciting

Let's add some zip to this party!

Examples of zip it in a sentence

During the movie, everyone was asked to zip it.
Can you zip it up for me?
He forgot to zip it after using the restroom.

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French:se taire, fermer avec une fermeture éclair, ...
German:den Mund halten, zumachen, ...
Italian:stare zitto, chiudere con la cerniera, ...
Spanish:callarse, cerrar con cremallera, ...
Portuguese:calar-se, fechar o zíper, ...
Chinese:闭嘴, 拉上拉链, ...
Japanese:黙る, ジッパーを閉める, ...
Arabic:اِخْرَسْ, سَحَبَ السَّحَّاب, ...
Hebrew:לִסְתּוֹם אֶת הַפֶּה, לִרְכּוֹס, ...
Russian:замолчать, застегнуть молнию, ...
Ukrainian:замовкати, застебнути блискавку, ...
Hindi:चुप हो जाना, जिप बंद करो, ...
Bengali:চুপ করা, জিপ করা, ...
Catalan:callar, tancar amb cremallera, ...
Czech:sklapnout, zapnout, ...
Danish:holde mund, lynlåse, ...
Dutch:hun mond houden, rits dichtdoen, ...
Greek:βουλώνω το στόμα, κλείνω με φερμουάρ, ...
Hungarian:befogni, becipzározni, ...
Khmer:ឈប់និយាយភ្លាម, បិទខ្សែរ៉ូត, ...
Korean:조용히 하다, 지퍼를 올려, ...
Persian:خفه شدن, زیپش را بکش, ...
Polish:milknąć, zapiąć zamek, ...
Portuguese (BR):calar a boca, fechar o zíper, ...
Romanian:a tăcea, a închide fermoarul, ...
Swedish:hålla tyst, dra upp blixtlåset, ...
Thai:หุบปาก, รูดซิป, ...
Turkish:susmak, fermuarını çek, ...
Vietnamese:im miệng, kéo khóa, ...

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