Definitions for zip

Definitions for (noun) zip

Main entry: zip, zipper, zip fastener, slide fastener

Definition: a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab


Main entry: vigor, vigour, zip, energy

Definition: forceful exertion

Usage: he plays tennis with great energy; he's full of zip


Main entry: ZIP, ZIP code, postal code, postcode

Definition: a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail


Main entry: aught, goose egg, cypher, nothing, null, nil, nix, nada, naught, zilch, zip, zippo, zero, cipher

Definition: a quantity of no importance

Usage: it looked like nothing I had ever seen before; reduced to nil all the work we had done; we racked up a pathetic goose egg; it was all for naught; I didn't hear zilch about it


Definitions for (verb) zip

Main entry: zip up, zip, zipper

Definition: close with a zipper

Usage: Zip up your jacket--it's cold


Main entry: zip, travel rapidly, hurry, speed

Definition: move very fast

Usage: The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed


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