zip
zip /ˈzɪp/
noun
-
A fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
(
slide fastener
, zip
, zip fastener
, zipper
[ N. American] )
a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
-
[Informal]
Forceful exertion
(
vigour
[Canadian, British] , zip
[Informal] , vigor
[American] , energy
)
forceful exertion
He plays tennis with great energy
he plays tennis with great energy
He's full of zip
he's full of zip
-
A quantity of no importance
(
aught
, cipher
, cypher
, goose egg
, nada
, nil
, nix
, null
, zilch
, naught
, nothing
, zero
, zip
, zippo
)
a quantity of no importance
It looked like nothing I had ever seen before
it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
Reduced to nil all the work we had done
reduced to nil all the work we had done
We racked up a pathetic goose egg
we racked up a pathetic goose egg
It was all for naught
it was all for naught
I didn't hear zilch about it
I didn't hear zilch about it
pronoun
-
(
)
[Informal, N. American]
Not any thing, nothing at all
(
nowt
[Dialect, UK] , nada
[Informal, N. American] , naught
[Informal] , nix
[Informal] , nothing
, nought
[Informal] , zilch
[Informal] , zip
[Informal, N. American] , zippo
[Informal, N. American] )
not any thing, nothing at all
verb
-
()
Close with a zipper
(
zip up
, zipper
[ N. American] , zip
)
close with a zipper
Zip up your jacket--it's cold
Zip up your jacket--it's cold
-
Move very fast
(
travel rapidly
, zip
, speed
, hurry
)
move very fast
The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed
The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed
noun
-
A code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
(
postal code
, postcode
, ZIP
, ZIP code
)
a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
Please make sure to include the correct postal code when addressing the package
Please make sure to include the correct postal code when addressing the package
