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zip

1  [zip] noun, verb, zipped, zip⋅ping.
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–noun
1. a sudden, brief hissing sound, as of a bullet.
2. Informal. energy; vim; vigor.
–verb (used without object)
3. to move with a zipping sound.
4. Informal. to act or move with speed or energy: I'll just zip upstairs.
–verb (used with object) Informal.
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.

Synonyms:
2. pep, dash, verve, vivacity, vitality.
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Slang Dictionary
zip

  1. n.
    nothing. : There was no mail today. Nothing. Zip.
  2. n.
    a score or grade of zero. : Well, you got zip on the last test. Sorry about that.
  3. n.
    vigor; spunk. : Put some zip into it. It's too ho-hum.
  4. in.
    to move to a place fast. : I'll zip to the office and get a new form.
  5. n.
    a worthless person; a person who amounts to zero. : Garth is such a zip. No brains in his head at all.
  6. n.
    an ounce of a drug. : How much for a zip of hash.
  7. n.
    cocaine. : He's freezing his nose with zip nearly every night.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

zip  (v.2)
"to close or fasten by means of a zipper," 1932, back-formation from zipper.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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