zip

Study(18)

/zɪp/

noun 9verb 5name 2intj 1

Collocations

(noun.)

VERB + ZIP

close, do up, fasten, pull (up), slide (up) | open, pull (down), slide (down), undo

get caught in

My sleeve got caught in the zip when I was closing my jacket this morning.

ZIP + VERB

be/get stuck, stick

I tried to open my jacket this morning, but the zip got stuck halfway down.

break | be open, be undone

ZIP + NOUN

fastener

PREP

by a ~

My bag closes by a zip on the side.

with a ~

My jacket has a broken zip, so I need to get it repaired before winter.

~ on

Definitions

noun

The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.

Energy; vigor; vim.

A zip fastener.

Zero; nothing.

I know zip about economics.

A trip on a zipline.

intj

Imitative of high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.

`Zip!' Just like that, an exquisitely shaped fragment of a flashing rainbow in flight flits across in front of us[.]

verb

To close with a zip fastener.

To close as if with a zip fastener.

Zip your lip!

To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format.

To subject to the convolution mapping function.

To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.

The bullet zipped through the air.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means o

zipper

noun — forceful exertion

noun — a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to ai

postcode

noun — a quantity of no importance

verb — close with a zipper

zipper

verb — move very fast

Antonyms

unzip

Idioms & Phrases

zip one's lip

To refrain from or to stop talking; to be quiet; shut up.

Why don’t you just zip your lip? I’m tired of listening to you.

zip up

To close with a zip fastener.

Always check if you've zipped up your fly before you go out.

Example Bank

I know zip about economics.

Wiktionary

`Zip!' Just like that, an exquisitely shaped fragment of a flashing rainbow in flight flits across in front of us[.]

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Zip your lip!

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The bullet zipped through the air.

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Zip down to the shops for some milk.

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For the fifth consecutive year, the 94027 ZIP code (primarily Atherton) led the nation with a median list price of $7.75 million. Two more California ZIPs — both picturesque, coastal communities — mad

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, zip is marked as informal, slang, figuratively, derogatory, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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