Zip

Pronunciation

• enPR: zÄ­p, IPA: /zɪp/
• Rhymes: -ɪp

Onomatopoeic.

Full definition of zip

Noun

1. The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
2. Energy; vigor; vim.
3. (British, NZ) A zip fastener.
4. Zero; nothing.
5. A trip on a zipline.
6. (computing, informal) A zip file.

Synonyms

• (sound) whizz, zing
• (fastener) slide fastener, zip fastener, zipper (chiefly US)

Interjection

1. The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.

Synonyms

• whee!, whizz!, zing!

Verb

1. (transitive) To close with a zip fastener.
2. (transitive, figuratively) To close as if with a zip fastener.zip one's lip
3. (transitive, computing) To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format.
4. (intransitive) (followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.The bullet zipped through the air.
5. (intransitive, colloquial) (followed by a preposition) To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place).Zip down to the shops for some milk.
6. (transitive) To make (something) move quickly
• 2011, December 27, Mike Henson, Norwich 0 - 2 Tottenham, Tottenham also initially struggled to create genuine goal-scoring opportunities, with Bale, Luka Modric and Rafael van der Vaart zipping passes around to little effect.
7. To travel on a zipline.

Derived terms

Synonyms

• (close with a zip fastener) zip up

From zip code

Noun

1. (US) Shortened form of ZIP code, the US postal code.
2. (US) Any postal code, for any country.