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Definition: Meaning of, zip in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / zɪp /

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zip zips
  1. [countable] British English two lines of small metal or plastic pieces that slide together to fasten a piece of clothing [=  zipper American English]
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  2. [uncountable] informal speed, energy, or excitement
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  3. [singular] American English informal nothing at all or zero
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
zip zipped zipped
Present Participle Third Person Singular
zipping zips
  1. [transitive] to fasten something using a zip
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  2. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] informal to go somewhere or do something very quickly [=  whizz, zoom]
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  3. zip it/zip your lip American English spoken informal used to tell someone not to say anything about something, or to tell them to be quiet
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ZIP


Definition: Meaning of, ZIP in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / zɪp /

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  1. a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
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    ZIP code, postcode, postal code
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ZIP used in phrases

  • ZIP code (noun)
    1. a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
  • zip by (verb)
    1. move by very quickly
  • zip code (noun)
    1. American English a number that you write at the end of an address on an envelope, package etc. The zip code shows the exact area where someone lives and helps the post office deliver the post more quickly [=  postcode British English]
  • zip fastener (noun)
    1. a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
  • zip file (noun)
    1. a computer FILE that has been made smaller so that it is easier to store and move
  • zip gun (noun)
    1. a crude homemade pistol
  • zip tie (noun)
    1. a thin piece of plastic that is used to fasten things together
  • zip-tie (verb)
    1. to fasten something together with a ZIP TIE
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ZIP used in phrasal verbs

  • zip through (phrasal verb)
    1. zip through something to deal with or complete something very quickly
  • zip up (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] to close something that has a zip
    2. [intransitive] to be closed by means of a zip
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