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zip up

VERB
batten down the hatches
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The first was a pink, long-sleeved, zip up jacket that Ms Rose was wearing prior to the attack but was no longer with her.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2024

Rubber dinghies, rowboats and speedboats — acquired one way or another — zip up and down the river ferrying troops, casualties and evacuees.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2022

The fastest finishers can zip up and down Crystal twice in about two hours.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2022

Every time they zip up those pullovers, they’re losing a bit of tradition.

From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2021

Outside my window, Leo pauses on the sidewalk to zip up his backpack.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila




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