zip

pronunciation

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Noun:

a quantity of no importance
a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
Verb:

close with a zipper
move very fast

Word Origin

zip (v.1): "move rapidly," 1852, of echoic origin. Meaning "close with a zipper" is from 1932. Related: Zipped; zipping.

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

zip (n.2): "zero," 1900, student slang for a grade of zero on a test, etc.; of unknown origin; compare zilch.

zip (v.2): "to close or fasten by means of a zipper," 1932, back-formation from zipper (n.). Related: Zipped; zipping; zipless.

zip (n.1): "sound of something moving rapidly," 1875, imitative. Zip gun "homemade pistol" first recorded 1950.

Synonym

v.

barrel rush zoom dash dart tear streak hurry fly speed jet bolt

n.

energy life strength vitality liveliness vim zest vigor pep spirit zing get-up-and-go drive

Antonym

vt. & vi.

Example

1. There 's no debating this : buzzy emerging markets have lost some of their zip .

2. Slowly button his shirt , and let him zip up your skirt .

3. I 'm zip . My name 's zoom .

4. She is not even in your zip code .

5. Jake , what 's our zip code ?

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