zip up

noun

a sudden, brief hissing sound, as of a bullet.

Informal. energy; vim; vigor.

verb (used without object)

to move with a zipping sound.

Informal. to act or move with speed or energy: I'll just zip upstairs.

verb (used with object) Informal.

to convey with speed and energy: I'll zip you downtown on my motorcycle.

to add vitality or zest to (usually followed by up ): A little garlic zips up a salad.

Origin:
1850–55; of expressive orig.

Synonyms
2. pep, dash, verve, vivacity, vitality.

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zip (zɪp)

—n
1.	a. Also called: zip fastener, US and Canadian term: zipper a fastening device operating by means of two parallel rows of metal or plastic teeth on either side of a closure that are interlocked by a sliding tab
	b. (modifier) having or equipped with such a device: a zip bag
2.	a short sharp whizzing sound, as of a passing bullet
3.	informal energy; vigour; vitality
4.	slang (US) nothing
5.	slang (US), (Canadian) sport nil

—vb (often foll by up) , zips, zipping, zipped
6.	to fasten (clothing, a bag, etc) with a zip
7.	(intr) to move with a zip: the bullet zipped past
8.	(intr; often foll by along, through, etc) to hurry; rush: they zipped through town
9.	(tr) computing to compress (a file) in order to reduce the amount of memory required to store it or to make sending it electronically quicker

[C19: of imitative origin]

Zip (zɪp)

—n
	(NZ) trademark an electric water heater

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Word Origin & History

zip

"move rapidly," 1852, of echoic origin. Zippy is first attested 1904. Zip gun "homemade pistol" first recorded 1950.

zip

1963, in U.S. postal ZIP code, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, no doubt chosen with conscious echo of zip (v.1).

zip

"zero," 1900, student slang for a grade of zero on a test, etc.; of unknown origin; cf. zilch.

zip

"to close or fasten by means of a zipper," 1932, back-formation from zipper.

Slang Dictionary

zip definition

n.
nothing. : There was no mail today. Nothing. Zip.
n.
a score or grade of zero. : Well, you got zip on the last test. Sorry about that.
n.
vigor; spunk. : Put some zip into it. It's too ho-hum.
in.
to move to a place fast. : I'll zip to the office and get a new form.
n.
a worthless person; a person who amounts to zero. : Garth is such a zip. No brains in his head at all.
n.
an ounce of a drug. : How much for a zip of hash.
n.
cocaine. : He's freezing his nose with zip nearly every night.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms

zip
compressed file

ZIP

zone improvement plan
Zone Information Protocol

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