zip up one's lip

A form of zip one's lip — To refrain from or to stop talking; to be quiet; shut up.

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Meanings

verbzip up one's lip (third-person singular simple present zips up one's lip, present participle zipping up one's lip, simple past and past participle zipped up one's lip)

present singular third person zips up one's lip · participle present zipping up one's lip · participle past zipped up one's lip · past zipped up one's lip

  1. alternativeAlternative form of zip one's lip.
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APA

zip up one's lip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zip%20up%20one's%20lip

MLA

“zip up one's lip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zip%20up%20one's%20lip. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zip up one's lip,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zip%20up%20one's%20lip.

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