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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
zip1 /zɪp/USA pronunciation   n., v., zipped, zip•ping. 
n. 
  1. [countable] a sudden, brief hissing sound, as of a bullet.
  2. Informal Terms energy;
    vim:[uncountable]That boring book needs some zip.

v. 
  1. to move with a sudden, brief hissing sound:[no object]Bullets zipped through the air.
  2. Informal Terms to move with speed:[no object]The car zipped ahead.
  3. Informal Terms to transport with speed:[~ + object]The driver zipped us home.

zip2 /zɪp/USA pronunciation   v., zipped, zip•ping, 
    n. 

v. 
  1. to (cause to) be fastened or unfastened with a zipper: [~ (+ up)  + object]He zipped (up) his jacket.[~ + object (+ up)]He zipped his jacket (up).[no object]The jacket won't zip up.
  2. to close or open (a zipper): [no object]The zipper won't zip.[~ + object]trying to zip the zipper.

n. [countable]
  1. [Chiefly Brit.]a zipper.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
zip1  (zip),USA pronunciation n., v., zipped, zip•ping. 
n. 
  1. a sudden, brief hissing sound, as of a bullet.
  2. Informal Termsenergy;
    vim;
    vigor.

v.i. 
  1. to move with a zipping sound.
  2. Informal Termsto act or move with speed or energy:I'll just zip upstairs.

v.t. Informal. 
  1. Informal Termsto convey with speed and energy:I'll zip you downtown on my motorcycle.
  2. Informal Termsto add vitality or zest to (usually fol. by up):A little garlic zips up a salad.
  • of expressive origin, originally 1850–55
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pep, dash, verve, vivacity, vitality.
zip2  (zip),USA pronunciation v., zipped, zip•ping, n., adj. 
v.t. 
  1. to fasten or unfasten with a zipper:Zip your jacket. Zip open the traveling case.
  2. to enclose or free by doing up or undoing a zipper:Zip this money into your wallet. Zip me out of my dress.

v.i. 
  1. to become fastened or unfastened by means of a zipper:a handy purse that zips shut.
  2. to do up or undo a zipper.

n. 
  1. a zipper.

adj. 
  1. utilizing or having a zipper:a coat with a zip front.
  • back formation from zipper 1935–40, American.
zip′less, adj. 

zip3 (zip),USA pronunciation  n., v., zipped, zip•ping. [Slang.]

n. 
  1. Slang Termszero or nothing:The score of last night's hockey game was 4–zip.

v.t. 
  1. Slang Terms, Sport(in sports) to defeat by keeping an opponent from scoring:The home team was zipped again yesterday.
  • 1895–1900; American; apparently an expressive word, with z- of zero; compare zilch

zip4 (zip),USA pronunciation  n., v., zipped, zip•ping. [Informal.]

n. 
  1. Stamps, Informal TermsSee zip code. 

v.t. 
  1. Stamps, Informal Termsto zip-code.
  • by ellipsis

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
zip / zɪp/

  1. Also called: zip fastener a fastening device operating by means of two parallel rows of metal or plastic teeth on either side of a closure that are interlocked by a sliding tab
    US and Canadian term: zipper
  2. (modifier) having or equipped with such a device: a zip bag
  3. a short sharp whizzing sound, as of a passing bullet
  4. energy; vigour; vitality
  5. nothing
  6. nil
 (zips, zipping, zipped)
  1. (transitive) often followed by up: to fasten (clothing, a bag, etc) with a zip
  2. (intransitive) to move with a zip: the bullet zipped past
  3. (intr; often followed by along, through, etc) to hurry; rush
  4. (transitive) to compress (a file) in order to reduce the amount of memory required to store it or to make sending it electronically quicker
  5. zip it ⇒ (often imperative) to stop talking
Etymology: 19th Century: of imitative origin
'ZIP 4' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ZIP + 4 - unzipped

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