zip meaning

UK /zɪp/ US /zɪp/ 1 syllable

zip (noun): a quantity of no importance.

zip has 6 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

zip as a noun

  1. a quantity of no importance
    • it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
    • reduced to nil all the work we had done
    • we racked up a pathetic goose egg
    • it was all for naught
    • I didn't hear zilch about it

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

    Type of: relative quantity

    Kinds: nihil, bugger all

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

    Synonyms: ZIP code, postcode, postal code

    Type of: code

  3. forceful exertion
    • he plays tennis with great energy
    • he's full of zip

    Synonyms: energy, vigor, vigour

    Type of: force

    Kinds: athleticism

    Related forms: zippy

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

    Synonyms: slide fastener, zipper, zip fastener

    Type of: fastener

zip as a verb

  1. close with a zipper
    • Zip up your jacket--it's cold

    Synonyms: zip up, zipper

    Type of: fasten

    Related forms: zipper

  2. move very fast
    • The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed

    Synonyms: travel rapidly, speed, hurry

    Type of: travel

    Kinds: flit, run, zoom

How to pronounce zip

zip is pronounced /zɪp/ in British English and /zɪp/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with zip

Word lists: words starting with ZI · words ending in IP · 3-letter words

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