ZIP

/zip/
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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A fastener: A device consisting of two flexible strips with interlocking teeth, closed or opened by a sliding tab.
    • Energy, vigor: Liveliness, enthusiasm, or energetic force.
    • Zero, nothing: (Informal) Used to represent nothing or a very small amount.

  2. Verb:

    • To move very fast: To move or travel rapidly, often with a light, buzzing, or hissing sound.
    • To fasten or close with a zipper: To secure something using a zip fastener.
Usage Examples

  • Noun (Fastener):

    • The zip on my bag is broken.
    • She pulled the zip up to close her coat.

  • Noun (Energy):

    • After his coffee, he was full of zip.
    • The team played with real zip in the second half.

  • Noun (Nothing):

    • I know zip about quantum physics.
    • His chances of winning are zip.

  • Verb (Move fast):

    • The car zipped past us on the highway.
    • An idea zipped through his mind.

  • Verb (Fasten):

    • He zipped his jacket against the cold wind.
    • Can you help me zip up this dress?
Advanced Usage

  • "Zip it": (Informal idiom) A command to tell someone to stop talking.

    • Just zip it and listen for a minute.

  • "Zip your lip": (Informal idiom) Similar to "zip it," meaning to be quiet.

    • You'd better zip your lip about the surprise party.
Variants and Related Words

  • Zipper (n): The full term for a zip fastener, more common in American English.

    • The zipper on these jeans is very sturdy.

  • Zippy (adj): Lively, fast, or energetic.

    • It's a small, zippy car, perfect for the city.

  • Zip code (n): (Compound word) A system of postal codes used in the United States.

    • Please include your zip code with your address.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Fastener): Zipper, fastener.
  • Noun (Energy): Vigor, energy, pep, liveliness.
  • Noun (Nothing): Zero, nil, nada, zilch, nothing.
  • Verb (Move fast): Zoom, whiz, dash, speed, rush.
  • Verb (Fasten): Close, fasten, secure.
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Zip up: To fasten something using a zip.

    • It's cold outside, so zip up your coat.

  • Zip through (something): To do something very quickly and easily.

    • She zipped through her homework in an hour.
Related Idioms

  • Zip/Zero/Nada: Used together for emphasis to mean absolutely nothing.

    • I got zip, zero, nada from them in return.

  • Not a zip: Not even the smallest amount.

    • He said not a zip about his plans to move.
Noun
  1. a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
  2. forceful exertion
    • he plays tennis with great energy
    • he's full of zip
  3. a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
  4. a quantity of no importance
    • 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
Verb
  1. move very fast
    • The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed
  2. close with a zipper
    • Zip up your jacket--it's cold

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