Zip Definition

zĭp
zipped, zipping, zips
noun
zips
A short, sharp hissing or whizzing sound.
Webster's New World
Energy; vigor; vim.
Webster's New World
A zipper.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
Nothing or zero.
Webster's New World
verb
zipped, zipping, zips
To make, or move with, a zip.
Webster's New World
To fasten the zipper of.
Webster's New World
To act or move with speed or energy.
Webster's New World
To act or proceed swiftly and energetically.
Zipped through her homework.
American Heritage
To fasten (a zipper)
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
interjection
The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
Wiktionary
abbreviation
Zone Improvement Plan (see ZIP code)
Wiktionary
prefix

Denoting able to be added, removed, inserted, secured, etc. by means of a zip.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Zip

Noun

Singular:
zip
Plural:
zips

Origin of Zip

  • Onomatopoeic.

    From Wiktionary

  • Imitative

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From zip code

    From Wiktionary

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