Zip

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.3 Interjection 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.4 Transitive verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.5 Intransitive verb 1.6 Derived terms 1.7 See also

English

Pronunciation

• zĭp, /zɪp/, /zIp/

  Rhymes: -ɪp

Noun

zip (plural zips)

1. The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
2. (British) A zip fastener.
3. (US) Shortened form of zip code .

Synonyms

• (sound): whizz, zing
• (fastener): slide fastener, zip fastener, zipper (chiefly US)
• (zip code): postcode (British), postal code (British), zip code (US)

Interjection

zip!

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

Synonyms

• whee!, whizz!, zing !

Transitive verb

to zip (zipping, zipped)

1. To close with a zip fastener.
2. (figurative) To close as if with a zip fastener.

   zip one's lip

Synonyms

• (close with a zip fastener): zip up

Intransitive verb

to zip (zipping, zipped)

1. (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.

2. (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.

Derived terms

• unzip
• Zip drive
• zip it
• zip one's lip
• zip up

See also

• zip code