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–verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object) Informal.
| 1. | a sudden, brief hissing sound, as of a bullet. |
| 2. | Informal. energy; vim; vigor. |
| 3. | to move with a zipping sound. |
| 4. | Informal. to act or move with speed or energy: I'll just zip upstairs. |
| 5. | to convey with speed and energy: I'll zip you downtown on my motorcycle. |
| 6. | to add vitality or zest to (usually fol. by up): A little garlic zips up a salad. |
[Origin: 1850–55; of expressive orig.
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] —Synonyms 2. pep, dash, verve, vivacity, vitality.
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Audio Help [zip] Pronunciation Key verb, zipped, zip·ping, noun, adjective
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–verb (used without object)
–noun
–adjective
| 1. | to fasten or unfasten with a zipper: Zip your jacket. Zip open the traveling case. |
| 2. | to enclose or free by doing up or undoing a zipper: Zip this money into your wallet. Zip me out of my dress. |
| 3. | to become fastened or unfastened by means of a zipper: a handy purse that zips shut. |
| 4. | to do up or undo a zipper. |
| 5. | a zipper. |
| 6. | utilizing or having a zipper: a coat with a zip front. |
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Audio Help [zip] Pronunciation Key, noun, verb, zipped, zip·ping. Slang.
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–verb (used with object)
| 1. | zero or nothing: The score of last night's hockey game was 4–zip. |
| 2. | (in sports) to defeat by keeping an opponent from scoring: The home team was zipped again yesterday. |
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| zip
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n.
v. zipped, zip·ping, zips v. intr.
v. tr.
[Imitative.] |
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zip (v.1)
"move rapidly," 1852, of echoic origin. Zippy is first attested 1904. Zip gun "homemade pistol" first recorded 1950.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
zip (adj.)
1963, in U.S. postal ZIP code, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, no doubt chosen with conscious echo of zip (v.1).
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
zip (n.)
"zero," 1900, student slang for a grade of zero on a test, etc.; of unknown origin; cf. zilch.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
zip (v.2)
"to close or fasten by means of a zipper," 1932, back-formation from zipper.
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| zip | |
noun | |
| 1. | 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" |
| 2. | a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail [syn: ZIP code] |
| 3. | forceful exertion; "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's full of zip" [syn: energy] |
| 4. | a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab [syn: slide fastener] |
verb | |
| 1. | close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold" [syn: zip up] [ant: unzip] |
| 2. | move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" [syn: travel rapidly] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
zip1 [zip] noun
(also ˈzipper) a zip fastener
zip2 [zip] noun
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a whizzing sound
Example: They heard the zip of a flying bullet.
zip1 [zip] verbExample: They heard the zip of a flying bullet.
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to fasten with a zip fastener
Example: She zipped up her trousers; This dress zips at the back.
zip2 [zip] verbExample: She zipped up her trousers; This dress zips at the back.
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to move with a whizzing sound
Example: A bullet zipped past his head.
zip [zip]Example: A bullet zipped past his head.
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in the United States, a postal code, usually having the form of a five-figure number, placed at the end of an address
See also: zip fastener
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zip
1.
zip is also the name of a Unix archiving utility compatible with PKZIP. unzip is the corresponding de-archiver.
See also gzip, tar and feather.
2.
[The Jargon File]
(1996-08-26)
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Zip
Zip\, n. [Imitative.] A hissing or sibilant sound such as that made by a flying bullet.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Zip
Zip\, v. i. To make, or move with, such a sound.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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