Zip
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English
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
- zÄp, /zɪp/, /zIp/
- Image:Loudspeaker.png Audio (US)?, file
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Noun
zip (plural zips)
- The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
- Energy; vigor; vim
- (British) A zip fastener.
- (US) Shortened form of ZIP code.
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Synonyms
- (sound): whizz, zing
- (fastener): slide fastener, zip fastener, zipper (chiefly US)
- (ZIP code): postcode (British), postal code (British), zip code (US)
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Interjection
zip!
- The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
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Synonyms
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Transitive verb
to zip (zipping, zipped, zips)
- To close with a zip fastener.
- (figurative) To close as if with a zip fastener.
- zip one's lip
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Synonyms
- (close with a zip fastener): zip up
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Intransitive verb
to zip (zipping, zipped)
- (followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.
- The bullet zipped through the air.
- (colloquial, followed by a preposition) To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place).
- Zip down to the shops for some milk.
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Derived terms
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