zip on

zip on

To put on and close up a piece of clothing using a zipper. A noun or pronoun can be used between "zip" and "on." Make sure you zip your jacket on before you go—it's cold outside! I zipped on a fur coat and headed out into the snowstorm.

See also: on, zip

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zip something on

to put on a piece of clothing and zip it up. She zipped her jumper on and headed toward the door. Zip on your jacket and let's go.

See also: on, zip

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.