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zip

/zɪp/noun, verb1 syllable

Zip means: a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential.

Synonyms for zip31

noun, as in a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential

nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zippo

noun, as in a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail

ZIP code, postcode, postal code

noun, as in forceful exertion

energy, vigor, vigour

noun, as in a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab

slide fastener, zipper, zip fastener

verb, as in move very fast

travel rapidly, speed, hurry

verb, as in close with a zipper

zip up, zipper

also used for zip

whizz, zing, convolution, zip zap zop, whee

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What does zip mean?6

noun

1

a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential“it looked like nothing I had ever seen before”

2

a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail

3

forceful exertion“he plays tennis with great energy”

4

a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab

verb

1

move very fast“The runner zipped past us at breakneck pace”

2

close with a zipper“Zip up your jacket — it's cold”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with zip?22

two syllables

equip
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Zip in a sentence

  • Well, speaking of which, this gentleman doesn't know his grandmother's zip code.kiryopi
  • In reality, it is only held together by duct-tape and zip-ties.Zurich899
  • What did the businessman say when he invented the zip-fastener?ruotsinkuningas
  • Have you ever been on a zip line?araneo
  • The machine sorts the letters by zip code.mraz
  • She couldn't fasten the zip of her dress.sundown
  • You have to write the correct zip code.DJ_Saidez
  • I don't forget to write the zip code.Amastan

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Forms of zip

as a noun

plural
zips

as a verb

past tense
zipped
present participle
zipping
third-person singular
zips
past participle
zipped