Definition of zip in English:

zip

verbzips, zipping, zipped zɪpzɪp

1with object Fasten with a zip.
he zipped up his waterproof
Example sentencesExamples
- His black jacket was zipped up despite the heat of the night and his hands were in his pockets.
- However they imagined this end, I cannot help but seeing an image of a body bag being zipped up.
- He was wearing dark blue jeans, Timberland black boots and a white long-sleeved top that was zipped up.
- She shivered and zipped up her hooded sweatshirt.
- I quickly zipped up my jacket and walked away from Jason.
- Sofia was wearing a brown leather jacket, which was already zipped up as much as possible.
- She finished her hasty packing and zipped up the bag.
- He was wearing a black ski-type waterproof jacket which was bulky and was zipped up to the neck and possibly had a hood.
- Jennifer zipped up the sides of her boots, and clipped her belt together.
- I pulled out three dollars and zipped my purse.
- I inhaled the smell of old perfume and talcum powder every time I helped zip her dress.
- Keep your bag zipped up and make sure your wallet or purse can't be seen.
- The jacket was zipped up and the pants were ironed straight.
- I zipped up my purse and leaned against the wall.
- She smiles and zips up her jacket. ‘Which is just how it should be.’
- He was wearing a waist-length light to mid-grey polyester jacket, zipped up at the front, and dark sandy-coloured corduroys.
- Having grabbed all the books she needed for the weekend, Melanie shut her locker door, zipped up her backpack, and swung it over her shoulder.
- Liz stood at the door in gray sweatpants and a black jacket that was zipped up.
- Todd was behind us, zipping his pants and calling out Brooklyn's name.
- His black bomber jacket was zipped up to the neck and he also wore black jeans and black boots or shoes.
1. 1.1 Fasten the zip of a garment that (someone) is wearing.
  he zipped himself up
  Example sentencesExamples
  She sighs and zips me into my costume with a quick tug.
  I tried not to sound insecure as she zipped me up.
  He turns without thinking to the one following him to ask him to zip him back up in again, realizing with horror after a moment exactly what this must forebode.
  I felt his fingertips brush my skin lightly as he zipped me carefully up.
  I zipped him up inside my comfy top thing so that his head was poking out from just under my chin, and I set about cooking dinner.
  The second Phil zipped me in, I could feel this very uncomfortable pressure in my inner right elbow every time I bent the arm.
  We zipped Jack into his drysuit, found his weightbelt, helped him into his borrowed BC and watched him do his buddy-check.
  I needed two aunts to zip me into my senior prom dress.
  Four people eventually managed to zip him into it and he emerged belatedly into the limelight still rippling from his previous endeavour.
  We consciously closed the door, I got into the suitcase, and she zipped me up.
  ‘Shut up and slip into the dress, so I can zip you up’ Kirk said coolly.
  She grabbed the zipper and quickly zipped me up.
  He was over in a flash, zipped her up, helped her on with her coat: a complete gentleman.
2informal no object, with adverbial of direction Move at high speed.
swallows zipped back and forth across the lake
Example sentencesExamples
- Day over, then I could just zip home and zip straight onto the computer where I could just lock myself away from the outside world.
- James is a tireless runner who can punish a defense with his strength or zip through it with his speed.
- Meanwhile, as with any circuit, you'll zip from one move to the next without resting, keeping your heart rate - and calorie burn - high.
- Robben, again from the right, zips inside and coaxes a curler about four yards of the far post.
- It's a public holiday today, so we zipped up the M4 in record time, I parked near Stamford Bridge, and we walked round to Earls Court from there.
- Brooks, a war correspondent, has obviously done her homework, and her first novel zips along entertainingly, filled with incident and detail.
- Khair moves with effortless ease into his story-telling: we are quickly introduced to the characters as the novel zips along.
- Where are the predictions of the near future in which we all zip about above the rooftops in our own little aircars?
- The magnesium catches fire and zips around on the surface of the water.
- The musical numbers are by far the most frenetic, with animated imagery zipping around at the speed of hyperspace.
- The evening consists of four creative and varied works that made the time zip by.
- I literally feel life zip by me while I stand rooted.
- It made 11 hours in economy class on the London to Bangkok flight zip by in a dreamy fug.
- Everybody zips along at the same frantic speed, the assumption being that you know where you're going.
- Drifts of sea pinks coloured the soft grass of the cliff tops and house martins zipped by flashing their pure white rumps.
- Instead of high drama in slow motion, this is low drama and high speed as the cars zip by.
- Under the assured direction of veteran Leo McCarey, the film just zips along and is all over far too soon.
- April opened up her locker to stuff her book bag and zip home on her roller blades.
- Normally I push the speed limit, and the countryside zips by.
- It was Smith again who pressurised Dunfermline, this time turning inside from he left and keeping his shot low but it zipped just past the post.
Synonyms
hurry, race, run, sprint, dash, bolt, dart, rush, hasten, hurtle, career, streak, shoot, whizz, zoom, go like lightning, go hell for leather, spank along, bowl along, rattle along, whirl, whoosh, buzz, swoop, flash, blast, charge, stampede, gallop, sweep, hare, fly, wing, scurry, scud, scutter, scramble
speed, hurry, race, run, sprint, dash, bolt, dart, rush, hasten, hurtle, career, streak, shoot, whizz, zoom, go like lightning, go hell for leather, spank along, bowl along, rattle along, whirl, whoosh, buzz, swoop, flash, blast, charge, stampede, gallop, sweep, hare, fly, wing, scurry, scud, scutter, scramble
1. 2.1with object and adverbial Cause to move or be delivered or dealt with rapidly.
  he zipped a pass out to his receiver
  Example sentencesExamples
  Flushed from the pocket by Tigers pressure, Hagans roamed the field for nearly 5 seconds before zipping a 25-yard pass to wideout Deyon Williams.
  Crouch zipped a pass to Wistrom, who caught it, turned upfield and was tackled at the 15.
  Finally, he zips a pass to me, a pass that would have been perfect if 1 were 6-6 but instead goes sailing just over my fingertips and out of bounds.
  Carr zipped a perfect pass to a wide-open Johnson, who dropped the easy catch that would have given Houston another third down conversion.
  First, Ginobili drove the lane and drew Duncan's defender, zipping a pass to Duncan all alone on the baseline for a 19-footer.
  Against the Kings, Yao zipped a no-look scoop pass across the court to PG Steve Francis.
  You slide the envelope through the slot, and a little motor kicks in, grabbing the envelope and zipping it through, while popping out a spinning blade to slice off just the tiniest bit of the top of the envelope.
  Stealing in on the blindside of the lax Killie defence to gather a cross-field delivery, he zipped an unstoppable shot into the far corner.
3Computing
Compress (a file) so that it takes less space in storage.
Example sentencesExamples
- We also zipped the folder, reducing it to about 640MB for our large file tests.
- Like the smaller test, we'll be zipping the images into one zip file, then testing again with all the files separate.
- The standard way around this is to zip the executable files before sending them.
- The Trojan arrives in an e-mail with an attachment that is zipped and contains an executable.
- We zipped it up to compress it so that your virus protection software would allow you to receive it

nounPlural zips zɪpzɪp

1British A device consisting of two flexible strips of metal or plastic with interlocking projections closed or opened by pulling a slide along them, used to fasten garments, bags, and other items.
Example sentencesExamples
- Yes, belts, buckles and zips are high fashion for us men this winter.
- There were a couple of howlers, including a reference to the zip fastener long before its invention.
- I need, not just want, some new boots with tougher zips and buckles than the last pair, which will last through the coming year and the afore-mentioned snow.
- It's a urethane-laminated pack with welded waterproof seam construction with a truly water tight zip.
- Simple daily routines, such as peeling potatoes or fastening zips and buttons, become near impossible.
- It took me about 2 minutes before I'd quietly undone the two zips on the tent door and silently projected myself head first out of it.
- Some of the cleverer manufacturers are now putting separate compartments on the inside so that there is only one outer zip to lock.
- Many women had to use elastic and zips to adjust their own uniforms or borrow bigger uniforms from colleagues.
- I can't manage things like zips, so they took the zips out and put Velcro in instead.
- The garment is manufactured using a hardwearing, fire resistant fabric that incorporates a two way zip on the front.
- He hauled his jacket on, his shaking fingers fumbling to fasten the zip.
- He wore dark brown baggy trousers covered with zips.
- Today, however, I set out for the walk and the zip stayed open as I pulled it up.
- I reciprocated and started undoing various buttons, zips and straps.
- More pockets can mean more zips and more zips can mean more locks, which in turn means more sweaty moments at airport security-checks.
- Some of the most original pieces are by Danny Greig, 18, who has produced skirts and bodices made almost entirely from zips.
- Miss Stephenson was wearing black baggy knee-length combat trousers covered in zips and chains, and knee-length stripy socks with white Adidas trainers.
- He held up a pair of black baggy jeans with bright pink zips on them.
- Simple in design, this is a great little deep neck top with a half length zip and zipped pocket at the chest for storing bus passes.
- Since then, the cotton tops have been shrunk, tie-dyed, torn, cropped, coloured, encrusted with jewels and covered in zips.
1. 1.1as modifier Denoting something fastened by a zip.
  a zip pocket
  Example sentencesExamples
  It's light and has plenty of space, as well as a zip pocket.
  Her red silk duchesse satin zip front jacket has the potential to be one of the hits of the collection.
  Key items are loose cotton zip cardigans or hoodies, loose-fitting jersey knit pants, double-faced lycra tank tops and T-shirts.
  If you are looking for something slightly dressier, try this putty colored zip front jacket by Calvin Klein.
  He had dropped off a pair of sweats and a zip front sweatshirt for Blair to come home in.
  On reflection now, though Mary-Kate or Ashley look pretty good in black leather skirt and matching zip mini-top, fishnets and boots.
  Her white zip jumper hung loosely round her hips and her brown hair was up in a ponytail.
  Another tip with regards to this documentation is to pack it somewhere where you can access it easily, but which is secure, say in an inside zip pocket of your rucksack.
  The addition of a track jacket or button-down or zip cardigan updates the look and adds warmth.
  I briefly took in what he was wearing - faded jeans, a green t-shirt, and a black zip hoodie.
  She was wearing blue jeans and a black zip top with ‘Sherbourne’ written on the front in white lettering.
  His clothing included blue tracksuit bottoms, a red zip top and a dark t-shirt.
  He had dark eyes and was wearing a grey hooded zip top and light blue jeans.
  Zip pants, wide leg drawstrings, and comfy fleece trousers with matching zip jackets are staple items.
  He was wearing black tracksuit bottoms and a blue Adidas zip top.
  It has a front zipper closure with inside storm flap, diagonal front zip pockets, two inside pockets and locker loop, plus a left chest embroidery access pocket.
  Both men ran off down Lomeshaye Road with the bag, which contained £125 cash in a black, zip purse, and some cosmetics.
  These Banana Republic classic five-pocket cargos with zip fly are available in oregano or khaki.
  The pants have an elastic drawcord waist, articulated knees, stretch panels on the waist, and a back zip pocket.
  In a tan velour hooded zip sweatshirt, blue cords and a plaid rust, blue and cream button down, Rob tells me that I look too pale in browns.
2informal mass noun Energy; vigour.
he's full of zip
Example sentencesExamples
- Did his punches have the same zip from the second round on?
- However, this experiment with more realism injected into the series lacks a certain amount of zip that diehard fans have come to know and love.
- RHP Pat Hentgen has lost some zip off his fastball since suffering shoulder tendinitis in '98, but he tries to compensate with location.
- From the other side, he doesn't have sparkling offensive statistics and his throws don't have great zip.
- To be fair, you have about 4000% more energy and zip as a speaker than anyone there today.
- As he fell from favor, his comedies lost their zip, and finally, after fighting tuberculosis for many years, he died at the age of fifty-one.
- The zip and energy shown by Wales in attack was one of the major plus points for Hearts.
- In midfield, Steve Schumacher's welcome return added zip and zest and brought legs to the piston-like work-rate of Lee Crooks.
- Even in the scrappy draw with Everton last Monday, there were signs that it has given them a bit of their old zip, and they will approach this afternoon in good spirits.
- It had a bit of zip, and it was a nice diversion from the usual power ballads.
- The sliced papaya was refreshing and the ceviche was tasty even without much citrus zip.
- The former national player has added that much-need zip to the attack, bowling long spells and dominating the batsmen.
- He didn't appear to have much zip or intensity and dropped some catchable balls.
- The zip she detects in Tokyo is missing in London and/or Paris and/or New York, she is saying.
- He demonstrated zip to throw over the middle and made a great throw to his right, hitting WR Muhsin Muhammad on a play-action pass to set up the Jones TD.
- A different Bees side emerged for the second half, and a more familiar zip characterised all they tried to do.
- Want to add some crunch to your salad, some zing to your pasta, some zip to your dip?
- Softer than Sapphire with less aromatic zip, Van Gogh has elegant texture and fresh flavors, as well as less bitter bite than most other gins.
- Each mouthful is a bit different, and you can add zip from the dip of accompanying hot sauce.
- This is not a personality-driven, motivational DVD with a driving pop music score for added zip.
Synonyms
enthusiasm, zest, zestfulness, appetite, relish, gusto, eagerness, keenness, avidity, zeal, fervour, ardour, passion, love, enjoyment, joy, delight, pleasure, excitement
enthusiasm, zest, zestfulness, appetite, relish, gusto, eagerness, keenness, avidity, zeal, fervour, ardour, passion, love, enjoyment, joy, delight, pleasure, excitement

pronounzɪpzɪp

North American informal

Nothing at all.
you got zip to do with me and my kind, buddy
Example sentencesExamples
- Roberts also has absolutely no experience - zippo - in the criminal justice system.
- That will mean that anyone earning under $38,000 gets zero, zippo, and members of Parliament get at least $100 a week extra.
- And you don't have to sacrifice zip for cleaner air.
- School's nearly back in session, and we feel your panic as your fun-filled summer days wind down to zippo.
- But the important point about this matter is that under this Government there are jobs there; under that member's Government there were none - not one, zippo.
- Right now, the score: They're down zip to two to Paraguay.
- Meanwhile our heating bill went up almost $150 and we get zip because, apparently, we make way too much money (note the sarcasm).
- I typed in the name Patrick Goldstein and again, zippo - nada.
- A quarter of the songs played on Miami's Power 96 are dance hall, compared with zip two years ago.
- They sat around for a good while scratching their heads and coming up with exactly zippo.
- Last year had the decent ‘Legally Blonde,’ but this year - zippo.
- Sure, he launched some missiles back in '91, accomplishing zip.
- Anybody who needs to correct someone about beauty college not being a real college has a navy bean for a heart and a kindness quotient of zip.
- ‘My social life is pretty much zippo,’ Maxhimer said.
- That had zip to do with the election result because in the end people will vote on issues.
- I checked in on concerned daughter, again zippo.
- Players and nonplayers alike get aced out of cherished, indispensable things all the time and get zip in return, so it seems only reasonable to want to balance the equation a little.
- So if people over 65 vote Labour or National in this election, they will get zip.
- ‘No, zero, zippo,’ Katharine Armstrong, who hosted the hunt, told her local paper.
- After 30 minutes, I have learned nothing, nada, zippo.
Synonyms
nothing, nil, nothing at all, not a single thing, not anything, none

Origin

Mid 19th century: imitative.

As a name for a fastener, zip dates from the 1920s. The idea of speed was already present in a 19th-century use representing the sound of something moving through the air rapidly. Zoom appears at the same time with the same sense. In the USA zip also means ‘nothing, nil, zero’. This appeared in print in 1900, much earlier than the similar zilch, the first clear example of which dates from the mid 1960s, though Mr Zilch had been used as an indefinite name 30 or more years before. The US zip code, a postal code consisting of five or nine digits, is unrelated, being short for Zone Improvement Plan.

Rhymes

blip, chip, clip, dip, drip, equip, flip, grip, gyp, hip, kip, lip, nip, outstrip, pip, quip, rip, scrip, ship, sip, skip, slip, snip, strip, tip, toodle-pip, trip, whip, yip

Definition of zip in US English:

zip

verbzɪpzip

1with object Fasten with a zipper.
I zipped up my sweater
Example sentencesExamples
- She finished her hasty packing and zipped up the bag.
- I pulled out three dollars and zipped my purse.
- He was wearing a waist-length light to mid-grey polyester jacket, zipped up at the front, and dark sandy-coloured corduroys.
- His black jacket was zipped up despite the heat of the night and his hands were in his pockets.
- Sofia was wearing a brown leather jacket, which was already zipped up as much as possible.
- However they imagined this end, I cannot help but seeing an image of a body bag being zipped up.
- Todd was behind us, zipping his pants and calling out Brooklyn's name.
- I zipped up my purse and leaned against the wall.
- Having grabbed all the books she needed for the weekend, Melanie shut her locker door, zipped up her backpack, and swung it over her shoulder.
- His black bomber jacket was zipped up to the neck and he also wore black jeans and black boots or shoes.
- Keep your bag zipped up and make sure your wallet or purse can't be seen.
- I quickly zipped up my jacket and walked away from Jason.
- She smiles and zips up her jacket. ‘Which is just how it should be.’
- She shivered and zipped up her hooded sweatshirt.
- Liz stood at the door in gray sweatpants and a black jacket that was zipped up.
- He was wearing dark blue jeans, Timberland black boots and a white long-sleeved top that was zipped up.
- I inhaled the smell of old perfume and talcum powder every time I helped zip her dress.
- Jennifer zipped up the sides of her boots, and clipped her belt together.
- The jacket was zipped up and the pants were ironed straight.
- He was wearing a black ski-type waterproof jacket which was bulky and was zipped up to the neck and possibly had a hood.
1. 1.1zip someone up Fasten the zipper of a garment that someone is wearing.
  he zipped himself up
  Example sentencesExamples
  The second Phil zipped me in, I could feel this very uncomfortable pressure in my inner right elbow every time I bent the arm.
  I needed two aunts to zip me into my senior prom dress.
  ‘Shut up and slip into the dress, so I can zip you up’ Kirk said coolly.
  Four people eventually managed to zip him into it and he emerged belatedly into the limelight still rippling from his previous endeavour.
  She grabbed the zipper and quickly zipped me up.
  I felt his fingertips brush my skin lightly as he zipped me carefully up.
  He was over in a flash, zipped her up, helped her on with her coat: a complete gentleman.
  She sighs and zips me into my costume with a quick tug.
  He turns without thinking to the one following him to ask him to zip him back up in again, realizing with horror after a moment exactly what this must forebode.
  I zipped him up inside my comfy top thing so that his head was poking out from just under my chin, and I set about cooking dinner.
  We zipped Jack into his drysuit, found his weightbelt, helped him into his borrowed BC and watched him do his buddy-check.
  I tried not to sound insecure as she zipped me up.
  We consciously closed the door, I got into the suitcase, and she zipped me up.
2informal no object, with adverbial of direction Move at high speed.
swallows zipped back and forth across the lake
Example sentencesExamples
- Under the assured direction of veteran Leo McCarey, the film just zips along and is all over far too soon.
- Drifts of sea pinks coloured the soft grass of the cliff tops and house martins zipped by flashing their pure white rumps.
- It's a public holiday today, so we zipped up the M4 in record time, I parked near Stamford Bridge, and we walked round to Earls Court from there.
- Meanwhile, as with any circuit, you'll zip from one move to the next without resting, keeping your heart rate - and calorie burn - high.
- Everybody zips along at the same frantic speed, the assumption being that you know where you're going.
- Instead of high drama in slow motion, this is low drama and high speed as the cars zip by.
- Normally I push the speed limit, and the countryside zips by.
- I literally feel life zip by me while I stand rooted.
- It made 11 hours in economy class on the London to Bangkok flight zip by in a dreamy fug.
- Day over, then I could just zip home and zip straight onto the computer where I could just lock myself away from the outside world.
- James is a tireless runner who can punish a defense with his strength or zip through it with his speed.
- The evening consists of four creative and varied works that made the time zip by.
- April opened up her locker to stuff her book bag and zip home on her roller blades.
- Robben, again from the right, zips inside and coaxes a curler about four yards of the far post.
- It was Smith again who pressurised Dunfermline, this time turning inside from he left and keeping his shot low but it zipped just past the post.
- Khair moves with effortless ease into his story-telling: we are quickly introduced to the characters as the novel zips along.
- Where are the predictions of the near future in which we all zip about above the rooftops in our own little aircars?
- The musical numbers are by far the most frenetic, with animated imagery zipping around at the speed of hyperspace.
- The magnesium catches fire and zips around on the surface of the water.
- Brooks, a war correspondent, has obviously done her homework, and her first novel zips along entertainingly, filled with incident and detail.
Synonyms
hurry, race, run, sprint, dash, bolt, dart, rush, hasten, hurtle, career, streak, shoot, whizz, zoom, go like lightning, go hell for leather, spank along, bowl along, rattle along, whirl, whoosh, buzz, swoop, flash, blast, charge, stampede, gallop, sweep, hare, fly, wing, scurry, scud, scutter, scramble
speed, hurry, race, run, sprint, dash, bolt, dart, rush, hasten, hurtle, career, streak, shoot, whizz, zoom, go like lightning, go hell for leather, spank along, bowl along, rattle along, whirl, whoosh, buzz, swoop, flash, blast, charge, stampede, gallop, sweep, hare, fly, wing, scurry, scud, scutter, scramble
1. 2.1with object and adverbial Cause to move or be delivered or dealt with rapidly.
  he zipped a pass out to his receiver
  Example sentencesExamples
  You slide the envelope through the slot, and a little motor kicks in, grabbing the envelope and zipping it through, while popping out a spinning blade to slice off just the tiniest bit of the top of the envelope.
  Finally, he zips a pass to me, a pass that would have been perfect if 1 were 6-6 but instead goes sailing just over my fingertips and out of bounds.
  Carr zipped a perfect pass to a wide-open Johnson, who dropped the easy catch that would have given Houston another third down conversion.
  Against the Kings, Yao zipped a no-look scoop pass across the court to PG Steve Francis.
  Stealing in on the blindside of the lax Killie defence to gather a cross-field delivery, he zipped an unstoppable shot into the far corner.
  Flushed from the pocket by Tigers pressure, Hagans roamed the field for nearly 5 seconds before zipping a 25-yard pass to wideout Deyon Williams.
  Crouch zipped a pass to Wistrom, who caught it, turned upfield and was tackled at the 15.
  First, Ginobili drove the lane and drew Duncan's defender, zipping a pass to Duncan all alone on the baseline for a 19-footer.
3Computing
Compress (a file) so that it takes less space in storage.
Example sentencesExamples
- Like the smaller test, we'll be zipping the images into one zip file, then testing again with all the files separate.
- We also zipped the folder, reducing it to about 640MB for our large file tests.
- The Trojan arrives in an e-mail with an attachment that is zipped and contains an executable.
- The standard way around this is to zip the executable files before sending them.
- We zipped it up to compress it so that your virus protection software would allow you to receive it

nounzɪpzip

1British A device consisting of two flexible strips of metal or plastic with interlocking projections closed or opened by pulling a slide along them, used to fasten garments, bags, and other items.
Also called zipper
Example sentencesExamples
- Since then, the cotton tops have been shrunk, tie-dyed, torn, cropped, coloured, encrusted with jewels and covered in zips.
- He hauled his jacket on, his shaking fingers fumbling to fasten the zip.
- He held up a pair of black baggy jeans with bright pink zips on them.
- I need, not just want, some new boots with tougher zips and buckles than the last pair, which will last through the coming year and the afore-mentioned snow.
- It took me about 2 minutes before I'd quietly undone the two zips on the tent door and silently projected myself head first out of it.
- It's a urethane-laminated pack with welded waterproof seam construction with a truly water tight zip.
- Simple in design, this is a great little deep neck top with a half length zip and zipped pocket at the chest for storing bus passes.
- He wore dark brown baggy trousers covered with zips.
- Yes, belts, buckles and zips are high fashion for us men this winter.
- Some of the cleverer manufacturers are now putting separate compartments on the inside so that there is only one outer zip to lock.
- Miss Stephenson was wearing black baggy knee-length combat trousers covered in zips and chains, and knee-length stripy socks with white Adidas trainers.
- Today, however, I set out for the walk and the zip stayed open as I pulled it up.
- I reciprocated and started undoing various buttons, zips and straps.
- Simple daily routines, such as peeling potatoes or fastening zips and buttons, become near impossible.
- Some of the most original pieces are by Danny Greig, 18, who has produced skirts and bodices made almost entirely from zips.
- More pockets can mean more zips and more zips can mean more locks, which in turn means more sweaty moments at airport security-checks.
- The garment is manufactured using a hardwearing, fire resistant fabric that incorporates a two way zip on the front.
- Many women had to use elastic and zips to adjust their own uniforms or borrow bigger uniforms from colleagues.
- I can't manage things like zips, so they took the zips out and put Velcro in instead.
- There were a couple of howlers, including a reference to the zip fastener long before its invention.
1. 1.1as modifier Denoting something fastened by a zipper.
  a zip pocket
  Example sentencesExamples
  These Banana Republic classic five-pocket cargos with zip fly are available in oregano or khaki.
  He was wearing black tracksuit bottoms and a blue Adidas zip top.
  The addition of a track jacket or button-down or zip cardigan updates the look and adds warmth.
  Another tip with regards to this documentation is to pack it somewhere where you can access it easily, but which is secure, say in an inside zip pocket of your rucksack.
  It has a front zipper closure with inside storm flap, diagonal front zip pockets, two inside pockets and locker loop, plus a left chest embroidery access pocket.
  Both men ran off down Lomeshaye Road with the bag, which contained £125 cash in a black, zip purse, and some cosmetics.
  Zip pants, wide leg drawstrings, and comfy fleece trousers with matching zip jackets are staple items.
  He had dropped off a pair of sweats and a zip front sweatshirt for Blair to come home in.
  Key items are loose cotton zip cardigans or hoodies, loose-fitting jersey knit pants, double-faced lycra tank tops and T-shirts.
  In a tan velour hooded zip sweatshirt, blue cords and a plaid rust, blue and cream button down, Rob tells me that I look too pale in browns.
  It's light and has plenty of space, as well as a zip pocket.
  If you are looking for something slightly dressier, try this putty colored zip front jacket by Calvin Klein.
  Her white zip jumper hung loosely round her hips and her brown hair was up in a ponytail.
  She was wearing blue jeans and a black zip top with ‘Sherbourne’ written on the front in white lettering.
  On reflection now, though Mary-Kate or Ashley look pretty good in black leather skirt and matching zip mini-top, fishnets and boots.
  He had dark eyes and was wearing a grey hooded zip top and light blue jeans.
  I briefly took in what he was wearing - faded jeans, a green t-shirt, and a black zip hoodie.
  Her red silk duchesse satin zip front jacket has the potential to be one of the hits of the collection.
  His clothing included blue tracksuit bottoms, a red zip top and a dark t-shirt.
  The pants have an elastic drawcord waist, articulated knees, stretch panels on the waist, and a back zip pocket.
2informal Energy; vigor.
he's full of zip
Example sentencesExamples
- To be fair, you have about 4000% more energy and zip as a speaker than anyone there today.
- He didn't appear to have much zip or intensity and dropped some catchable balls.
- He demonstrated zip to throw over the middle and made a great throw to his right, hitting WR Muhsin Muhammad on a play-action pass to set up the Jones TD.
- The sliced papaya was refreshing and the ceviche was tasty even without much citrus zip.
- RHP Pat Hentgen has lost some zip off his fastball since suffering shoulder tendinitis in '98, but he tries to compensate with location.
- This is not a personality-driven, motivational DVD with a driving pop music score for added zip.
- The zip and energy shown by Wales in attack was one of the major plus points for Hearts.
- In midfield, Steve Schumacher's welcome return added zip and zest and brought legs to the piston-like work-rate of Lee Crooks.
- As he fell from favor, his comedies lost their zip, and finally, after fighting tuberculosis for many years, he died at the age of fifty-one.
- From the other side, he doesn't have sparkling offensive statistics and his throws don't have great zip.
- Want to add some crunch to your salad, some zing to your pasta, some zip to your dip?
- A different Bees side emerged for the second half, and a more familiar zip characterised all they tried to do.
- The zip she detects in Tokyo is missing in London and/or Paris and/or New York, she is saying.
- The former national player has added that much-need zip to the attack, bowling long spells and dominating the batsmen.
- Even in the scrappy draw with Everton last Monday, there were signs that it has given them a bit of their old zip, and they will approach this afternoon in good spirits.
- Each mouthful is a bit different, and you can add zip from the dip of accompanying hot sauce.
- Did his punches have the same zip from the second round on?
- However, this experiment with more realism injected into the series lacks a certain amount of zip that diehard fans have come to know and love.
- It had a bit of zip, and it was a nice diversion from the usual power ballads.
- Softer than Sapphire with less aromatic zip, Van Gogh has elegant texture and fresh flavors, as well as less bitter bite than most other gins.
Synonyms
enthusiasm, zest, zestfulness, appetite, relish, gusto, eagerness, keenness, avidity, zeal, fervour, ardour, passion, love, enjoyment, joy, delight, pleasure, excitement
enthusiasm, zest, zestfulness, appetite, relish, gusto, eagerness, keenness, avidity, zeal, fervour, ardour, passion, love, enjoyment, joy, delight, pleasure, excitement
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short for zip code

pronounzɪpzip

North American informal

Nothing at all.
you got zip to do with me and my kind, buddy
Example sentencesExamples
- But the important point about this matter is that under this Government there are jobs there; under that member's Government there were none - not one, zippo.
- Right now, the score: They're down zip to two to Paraguay.
- So if people over 65 vote Labour or National in this election, they will get zip.
- ‘My social life is pretty much zippo,’ Maxhimer said.
- School's nearly back in session, and we feel your panic as your fun-filled summer days wind down to zippo.
- ‘No, zero, zippo,’ Katharine Armstrong, who hosted the hunt, told her local paper.
- They sat around for a good while scratching their heads and coming up with exactly zippo.
- That had zip to do with the election result because in the end people will vote on issues.
- I checked in on concerned daughter, again zippo.
- Sure, he launched some missiles back in '91, accomplishing zip.
- Players and nonplayers alike get aced out of cherished, indispensable things all the time and get zip in return, so it seems only reasonable to want to balance the equation a little.
- I typed in the name Patrick Goldstein and again, zippo - nada.
- And you don't have to sacrifice zip for cleaner air.
- Meanwhile our heating bill went up almost $150 and we get zip because, apparently, we make way too much money (note the sarcasm).
- That will mean that anyone earning under $38,000 gets zero, zippo, and members of Parliament get at least $100 a week extra.
- Anybody who needs to correct someone about beauty college not being a real college has a navy bean for a heart and a kindness quotient of zip.
- After 30 minutes, I have learned nothing, nada, zippo.
- A quarter of the songs played on Miami's Power 96 are dance hall, compared with zip two years ago.
- Last year had the decent ‘Legally Blonde,’ but this year - zippo.
- Roberts also has absolutely no experience - zippo - in the criminal justice system.
Synonyms
nothing, nil, nothing at all, not a single thing, not anything, none

Origin

Mid 19th century: imitative.

单词	zip
释义	Definition of zip in English: zip verbzips, zipping, zipped zɪpzɪp 1with object Fasten with a zip. he zipped up his waterproof Example sentencesExamples His black jacket was zipped up despite the heat of the night and his hands were in his pockets. However they imagined this end, I cannot help but seeing an image of a body bag being zipped up. He was wearing dark blue jeans, Timberland black boots and a white long-sleeved top that was zipped up. She shivered and zipped up her hooded sweatshirt. I quickly zipped up my jacket and walked away from Jason. Sofia was wearing a brown leather jacket, which was already zipped up as much as possible. She finished her hasty packing and zipped up the bag. He was wearing a black ski-type waterproof jacket which was bulky and was zipped up to the neck and possibly had a hood. Jennifer zipped up the sides of her boots, and clipped her belt together. I pulled out three dollars and zipped my purse. I inhaled the smell of old perfume and talcum powder every time I helped zip her dress. Keep your bag zipped up and make sure your wallet or purse can't be seen. The jacket was zipped up and the pants were ironed straight. I zipped up my purse and leaned against the wall. She smiles and zips up her jacket. ‘Which is just how it should be.’ He was wearing a waist-length light to mid-grey polyester jacket, zipped up at the front, and dark sandy-coloured corduroys. Having grabbed all the books she needed for the weekend, Melanie shut her locker door, zipped up her backpack, and swung it over her shoulder. Liz stood at the door in gray sweatpants and a black jacket that was zipped up. Todd was behind us, zipping his pants and calling out Brooklyn's name. His black bomber jacket was zipped up to the neck and he also wore black jeans and black boots or shoes. 1.1 Fasten the zip of a garment that (someone) is wearing. he zipped himself up Example sentencesExamples She sighs and zips me into my costume with a quick tug. I tried not to sound insecure as she zipped me up. He turns without thinking to the one following him to ask him to zip him back up in again, realizing with horror after a moment exactly what this must forebode. I felt his fingertips brush my skin lightly as he zipped me carefully up. I zipped him up inside my comfy top thing so that his head was poking out from just under my chin, and I set about cooking dinner. The second Phil zipped me in, I could feel this very uncomfortable pressure in my inner right elbow every time I bent the arm. We zipped Jack into his drysuit, found his weightbelt, helped him into his borrowed BC and watched him do his buddy-check. I needed two aunts to zip me into my senior prom dress. Four people eventually managed to zip him into it and he emerged belatedly into the limelight still rippling from his previous endeavour. We consciously closed the door, I got into the suitcase, and she zipped me up. ‘Shut up and slip into the dress, so I can zip you up’ Kirk said coolly. She grabbed the zipper and quickly zipped me up. He was over in a flash, zipped her up, helped her on with her coat: a complete gentleman. 2informal no object, with adverbial of direction Move at high speed. swallows zipped back and forth across the lake Example sentencesExamples Day over, then I could just zip home and zip straight onto the computer where I could just lock myself away from the outside world. James is a tireless runner who can punish a defense with his strength or zip through it with his speed. Meanwhile, as with any circuit, you'll zip from one move to the next without resting, keeping your heart rate - and calorie burn - high. Robben, again from the right, zips inside and coaxes a curler about four yards of the far post. It's a public holiday today, so we zipped up the M4 in record time, I parked near Stamford Bridge, and we walked round to Earls Court from there. Brooks, a war correspondent, has obviously done her homework, and her first novel zips along entertainingly, filled with incident and detail. Khair moves with effortless ease into his story-telling: we are quickly introduced to the characters as the novel zips along. Where are the predictions of the near future in which we all zip about above the rooftops in our own little aircars? The magnesium catches fire and zips around on the surface of the water. The musical numbers are by far the most frenetic, with animated imagery zipping around at the speed of hyperspace. The evening consists of four creative and varied works that made the time zip by. I literally feel life zip by me while I stand rooted. It made 11 hours in economy class on the London to Bangkok flight zip by in a dreamy fug. Everybody zips along at the same frantic speed, the assumption being that you know where you're going. Drifts of sea pinks coloured the soft grass of the cliff tops and house martins zipped by flashing their pure white rumps. Instead of high drama in slow motion, this is low drama and high speed as the cars zip by. Under the assured direction of veteran Leo McCarey, the film just zips along and is all over far too soon. April opened up her locker to stuff her book bag and zip home on her roller blades. Normally I push the speed limit, and the countryside zips by. It was Smith again who pressurised Dunfermline, this time turning inside from he left and keeping his shot low but it zipped just past the post. Synonyms hurry, race, run, sprint, dash, bolt, dart, rush, hasten, hurtle, career, streak, shoot, whizz, zoom, go like lightning, go hell for leather, spank along, bowl along, rattle along, whirl, whoosh, buzz, swoop, flash, blast, charge, stampede, gallop, sweep, hare, fly, wing, scurry, scud, scutter, scramble speed, hurry, race, run, sprint, dash, bolt, dart, rush, hasten, hurtle, career, streak, shoot, whizz, zoom, go like lightning, go hell for leather, spank along, bowl along, rattle along, whirl, whoosh, buzz, swoop, flash, blast, charge, stampede, gallop, sweep, hare, fly, wing, scurry, scud, scutter, scramble 2.1with object and adverbial Cause to move or be delivered or dealt with rapidly. he zipped a pass out to his receiver Example sentencesExamples Flushed from the pocket by Tigers pressure, Hagans roamed the field for nearly 5 seconds before zipping a 25-yard pass to wideout Deyon Williams. Crouch zipped a pass to Wistrom, who caught it, turned upfield and was tackled at the 15. Finally, he zips a pass to me, a pass that would have been perfect if 1 were 6-6 but instead goes sailing just over my fingertips and out of bounds. Carr zipped a perfect pass to a wide-open Johnson, who dropped the easy catch that would have given Houston another third down conversion. First, Ginobili drove the lane and drew Duncan's defender, zipping a pass to Duncan all alone on the baseline for a 19-footer. Against the Kings, Yao zipped a no-look scoop pass across the court to PG Steve Francis. You slide the envelope through the slot, and a little motor kicks in, grabbing the envelope and zipping it through, while popping out a spinning blade to slice off just the tiniest bit of the top of the envelope. Stealing in on the blindside of the lax Killie defence to gather a cross-field delivery, he zipped an unstoppable shot into the far corner. 3Computing Compress (a file) so that it takes less space in storage. Example sentencesExamples We also zipped the folder, reducing it to about 640MB for our large file tests. Like the smaller test, we'll be zipping the images into one zip file, then testing again with all the files separate. The standard way around this is to zip the executable files before sending them. The Trojan arrives in an e-mail with an attachment that is zipped and contains an executable. We zipped it up to compress it so that your virus protection software would allow you to receive it nounPlural zips zɪpzɪp 1British A device consisting of two flexible strips of metal or plastic with interlocking projections closed or opened by pulling a slide along them, used to fasten garments, bags, and other items. Example sentencesExamples Yes, belts, buckles and zips are high fashion for us men this winter. There were a couple of howlers, including a reference to the zip fastener long before its invention. I need, not just want, some new boots with tougher zips and buckles than the last pair, which will last through the coming year and the afore-mentioned snow. It's a urethane-laminated pack with welded waterproof seam construction with a truly water tight zip. Simple daily routines, such as peeling potatoes or fastening zips and buttons, become near impossible. It took me about 2 minutes before I'd quietly undone the two zips on the tent door and silently projected myself head first out of it. Some of the cleverer manufacturers are now putting separate compartments on the inside so that there is only one outer zip to lock. Many women had to use elastic and zips to adjust their own uniforms or borrow bigger uniforms from colleagues. I can't manage things like zips, so they took the zips out and put Velcro in instead. The garment is manufactured using a hardwearing, fire resistant fabric that incorporates a two way zip on the front. He hauled his jacket on, his shaking fingers fumbling to fasten the zip. He wore dark brown baggy trousers covered with zips. Today, however, I set out for the walk and the zip stayed open as I pulled it up. I reciprocated and started undoing various buttons, zips and straps. More pockets can mean more zips and more zips can mean more locks, which in turn means more sweaty moments at airport security-checks. Some of the most original pieces are by Danny Greig, 18, who has produced skirts and bodices made almost entirely from zips. Miss Stephenson was wearing black baggy knee-length combat trousers covered in zips and chains, and knee-length stripy socks with white Adidas trainers. He held up a pair of black baggy jeans with bright pink zips on them. Simple in design, this is a great little deep neck top with a half length zip and zipped pocket at the chest for storing bus passes. Since then, the cotton tops have been shrunk, tie-dyed, torn, cropped, coloured, encrusted with jewels and covered in zips. 1.1as modifier Denoting something fastened by a zip. a zip pocket Example sentencesExamples It's light and has plenty of space, as well as a zip pocket. Her red silk duchesse satin zip front jacket has the potential to be one of the hits of the collection. Key items are loose cotton zip cardigans or hoodies, loose-fitting jersey knit pants, double-faced lycra tank tops and T-shirts. If you are looking for something slightly dressier, try this putty colored zip front jacket by Calvin Klein. He had dropped off a pair of sweats and a zip front sweatshirt for Blair to come home in. On reflection now, though Mary-Kate or Ashley look pretty good in black leather skirt and matching zip mini-top, fishnets and boots. Her white zip jumper hung loosely round her hips and her brown hair was up in a ponytail. Another tip with regards to this documentation is to pack it somewhere where you can access it easily, but which is secure, say in an inside zip pocket of your rucksack. The addition of a track jacket or button-down or zip cardigan updates the look and adds warmth. I briefly took in what he was wearing - faded jeans, a green t-shirt, and a black zip hoodie. She was wearing blue jeans and a black zip top with ‘Sherbourne’ written on the front in white lettering. His clothing included blue tracksuit bottoms, a red zip top and a dark t-shirt. He had dark eyes and was wearing a grey hooded zip top and light blue jeans. Zip pants, wide leg drawstrings, and comfy fleece trousers with matching zip jackets are staple items. He was wearing black tracksuit bottoms and a blue Adidas zip top. It has a front zipper closure with inside storm flap, diagonal front zip pockets, two inside pockets and locker loop, plus a left chest embroidery access pocket. Both men ran off down Lomeshaye Road with the bag, which contained £125 cash in a black, zip purse, and some cosmetics. These Banana Republic classic five-pocket cargos with zip fly are available in oregano or khaki. The pants have an elastic drawcord waist, articulated knees, stretch panels on the waist, and a back zip pocket. In a tan velour hooded zip sweatshirt, blue cords and a plaid rust, blue and cream button down, Rob tells me that I look too pale in browns. 2informal mass noun Energy; vigour. he's full of zip Example sentencesExamples Did his punches have the same zip from the second round on? However, this experiment with more realism injected into the series lacks a certain amount of zip that diehard fans have come to know and love. RHP Pat Hentgen has lost some zip off his fastball since suffering shoulder tendinitis in '98, but he tries to compensate with location. From the other side, he doesn't have sparkling offensive statistics and his throws don't have great zip. To be fair, you have about 4000% more energy and zip as a speaker than anyone there today. As he fell from favor, his comedies lost their zip, and finally, after fighting tuberculosis for many years, he died at the age of fifty-one. The zip and energy shown by Wales in attack was one of the major plus points for Hearts. In midfield, Steve Schumacher's welcome return added zip and zest and brought legs to the piston-like work-rate of Lee Crooks. Even in the scrappy draw with Everton last Monday, there were signs that it has given them a bit of their old zip, and they will approach this afternoon in good spirits. It had a bit of zip, and it was a nice diversion from the usual power ballads. The sliced papaya was refreshing and the ceviche was tasty even without much citrus zip. The former national player has added that much-need zip to the attack, bowling long spells and dominating the batsmen. He didn't appear to have much zip or intensity and dropped some catchable balls. The zip she detects in Tokyo is missing in London and/or Paris and/or New York, she is saying. He demonstrated zip to throw over the middle and made a great throw to his right, hitting WR Muhsin Muhammad on a play-action pass to set up the Jones TD. A different Bees side emerged for the second half, and a more familiar zip characterised all they tried to do. Want to add some crunch to your salad, some zing to your pasta, some zip to your dip? Softer than Sapphire with less aromatic zip, Van Gogh has elegant texture and fresh flavors, as well as less bitter bite than most other gins. Each mouthful is a bit different, and you can add zip from the dip of accompanying hot sauce. This is not a personality-driven, motivational DVD with a driving pop music score for added zip. Synonyms enthusiasm, zest, zestfulness, appetite, relish, gusto, eagerness, keenness, avidity, zeal, fervour, ardour, passion, love, enjoyment, joy, delight, pleasure, excitement enthusiasm, zest, zestfulness, appetite, relish, gusto, eagerness, keenness, avidity, zeal, fervour, ardour, passion, love, enjoyment, joy, delight, pleasure, excitement pronounzɪpzɪp North American informal Nothing at all. you got zip to do with me and my kind, buddy Example sentencesExamples Roberts also has absolutely no experience - zippo - in the criminal justice system. That will mean that anyone earning under $38,000 gets zero, zippo, and members of Parliament get at least $100 a week extra. And you don't have to sacrifice zip for cleaner air. School's nearly back in session, and we feel your panic as your fun-filled summer days wind down to zippo. But the important point about this matter is that under this Government there are jobs there; under that member's Government there were none - not one, zippo. Right now, the score: They're down zip to two to Paraguay. Meanwhile our heating bill went up almost $150 and we get zip because, apparently, we make way too much money (note the sarcasm). I typed in the name Patrick Goldstein and again, zippo - nada. A quarter of the songs played on Miami's Power 96 are dance hall, compared with zip two years ago. They sat around for a good while scratching their heads and coming up with exactly zippo. Last year had the decent ‘Legally Blonde,’ but this year - zippo. Sure, he launched some missiles back in '91, accomplishing zip. Anybody who needs to correct someone about beauty college not being a real college has a navy bean for a heart and a kindness quotient of zip. ‘My social life is pretty much zippo,’ Maxhimer said. That had zip to do with the election result because in the end people will vote on issues. I checked in on concerned daughter, again zippo. Players and nonplayers alike get aced out of cherished, indispensable things all the time and get zip in return, so it seems only reasonable to want to balance the equation a little. So if people over 65 vote Labour or National in this election, they will get zip. ‘No, zero, zippo,’ Katharine Armstrong, who hosted the hunt, told her local paper. After 30 minutes, I have learned nothing, nada, zippo. Synonyms nothing, nil, nothing at all, not a single thing, not anything, none Origin Mid 19th century: imitative. As a name for a fastener, zip dates from the 1920s. The idea of speed was already present in a 19th-century use representing the sound of something moving through the air rapidly. Zoom appears at the same time with the same sense. In the USA zip also means ‘nothing, nil, zero’. This appeared in print in 1900, much earlier than the similar zilch, the first clear example of which dates from the mid 1960s, though Mr Zilch had been used as an indefinite name 30 or more years before. The US zip code, a postal code consisting of five or nine digits, is unrelated, being short for Zone Improvement Plan. Rhymes blip, chip, clip, dip, drip, equip, flip, grip, gyp, hip, kip, lip, nip, outstrip, pip, quip, rip, scrip, ship, sip, skip, slip, snip, strip, tip, toodle-pip, trip, whip, yip Definition of zip in US English: zip verbzɪpzip 1with object Fasten with a zipper. I zipped up my sweater Example sentencesExamples She finished her hasty packing and zipped up the bag. I pulled out three dollars and zipped my purse. He was wearing a waist-length light to mid-grey polyester jacket, zipped up at the front, and dark sandy-coloured corduroys. His black jacket was zipped up despite the heat of the night and his hands were in his pockets. Sofia was wearing a brown leather jacket, which was already zipped up as much as possible. However they imagined this end, I cannot help but seeing an image of a body bag being zipped up. Todd was behind us, zipping his pants and calling out Brooklyn's name. I zipped up my purse and leaned against the wall. Having grabbed all the books she needed for the weekend, Melanie shut her locker door, zipped up her backpack, and swung it over her shoulder. His black bomber jacket was zipped up to the neck and he also wore black jeans and black boots or shoes. Keep your bag zipped up and make sure your wallet or purse can't be seen. I quickly zipped up my jacket and walked away from Jason. She smiles and zips up her jacket. ‘Which is just how it should be.’ She shivered and zipped up her hooded sweatshirt. Liz stood at the door in gray sweatpants and a black jacket that was zipped up. He was wearing dark blue jeans, Timberland black boots and a white long-sleeved top that was zipped up. I inhaled the smell of old perfume and talcum powder every time I helped zip her dress. Jennifer zipped up the sides of her boots, and clipped her belt together. The jacket was zipped up and the pants were ironed straight. He was wearing a black ski-type waterproof jacket which was bulky and was zipped up to the neck and possibly had a hood. 1.1zip someone up Fasten the zipper of a garment that someone is wearing. he zipped himself up Example sentencesExamples The second Phil zipped me in, I could feel this very uncomfortable pressure in my inner right elbow every time I bent the arm. I needed two aunts to zip me into my senior prom dress. ‘Shut up and slip into the dress, so I can zip you up’ Kirk said coolly. Four people eventually managed to zip him into it and he emerged belatedly into the limelight still rippling from his previous endeavour. She grabbed the zipper and quickly zipped me up. I felt his fingertips brush my skin lightly as he zipped me carefully up. He was over in a flash, zipped her up, helped her on with her coat: a complete gentleman. She sighs and zips me into my costume with a quick tug. He turns without thinking to the one following him to ask him to zip him back up in again, realizing with horror after a moment exactly what this must forebode. I zipped him up inside my comfy top thing so that his head was poking out from just under my chin, and I set about cooking dinner. We zipped Jack into his drysuit, found his weightbelt, helped him into his borrowed BC and watched him do his buddy-check. I tried not to sound insecure as she zipped me up. We consciously closed the door, I got into the suitcase, and she zipped me up. 2informal no object, with adverbial of direction Move at high speed. swallows zipped back and forth across the lake Example sentencesExamples Under the assured direction of veteran Leo McCarey, the film just zips along and is all over far too soon. Drifts of sea pinks coloured the soft grass of the cliff tops and house martins zipped by flashing their pure white rumps. It's a public holiday today, so we zipped up the M4 in record time, I parked near Stamford Bridge, and we walked round to Earls Court from there. Meanwhile, as with any circuit, you'll zip from one move to the next without resting, keeping your heart rate - and calorie burn - high. Everybody zips along at the same frantic speed, the assumption being that you know where you're going. Instead of high drama in slow motion, this is low drama and high speed as the cars zip by. Normally I push the speed limit, and the countryside zips by. I literally feel life zip by me while I stand rooted. It made 11 hours in economy class on the London to Bangkok flight zip by in a dreamy fug. Day over, then I could just zip home and zip straight onto the computer where I could just lock myself away from the outside world. James is a tireless runner who can punish a defense with his strength or zip through it with his speed. The evening consists of four creative and varied works that made the time zip by. April opened up her locker to stuff her book bag and zip home on her roller blades. Robben, again from the right, zips inside and coaxes a curler about four yards of the far post. It was Smith again who pressurised Dunfermline, this time turning inside from he left and keeping his shot low but it zipped just past the post. Khair moves with effortless ease into his story-telling: we are quickly introduced to the characters as the novel zips along. Where are the predictions of the near future in which we all zip about above the rooftops in our own little aircars? The musical numbers are by far the most frenetic, with animated imagery zipping around at the speed of hyperspace. The magnesium catches fire and zips around on the surface of the water. Brooks, a war correspondent, has obviously done her homework, and her first novel zips along entertainingly, filled with incident and detail. Synonyms hurry, race, run, sprint, dash, bolt, dart, rush, hasten, hurtle, career, streak, shoot, whizz, zoom, go like lightning, go hell for leather, spank along, bowl along, rattle along, whirl, whoosh, buzz, swoop, flash, blast, charge, stampede, gallop, sweep, hare, fly, wing, scurry, scud, scutter, scramble speed, hurry, race, run, sprint, dash, bolt, dart, rush, hasten, hurtle, career, streak, shoot, whizz, zoom, go like lightning, go hell for leather, spank along, bowl along, rattle along, whirl, whoosh, buzz, swoop, flash, blast, charge, stampede, gallop, sweep, hare, fly, wing, scurry, scud, scutter, scramble 2.1with object and adverbial Cause to move or be delivered or dealt with rapidly. he zipped a pass out to his receiver Example sentencesExamples You slide the envelope through the slot, and a little motor kicks in, grabbing the envelope and zipping it through, while popping out a spinning blade to slice off just the tiniest bit of the top of the envelope. Finally, he zips a pass to me, a pass that would have been perfect if 1 were 6-6 but instead goes sailing just over my fingertips and out of bounds. Carr zipped a perfect pass to a wide-open Johnson, who dropped the easy catch that would have given Houston another third down conversion. Against the Kings, Yao zipped a no-look scoop pass across the court to PG Steve Francis. Stealing in on the blindside of the lax Killie defence to gather a cross-field delivery, he zipped an unstoppable shot into the far corner. Flushed from the pocket by Tigers pressure, Hagans roamed the field for nearly 5 seconds before zipping a 25-yard pass to wideout Deyon Williams. Crouch zipped a pass to Wistrom, who caught it, turned upfield and was tackled at the 15. First, Ginobili drove the lane and drew Duncan's defender, zipping a pass to Duncan all alone on the baseline for a 19-footer. 3Computing Compress (a file) so that it takes less space in storage. Example sentencesExamples Like the smaller test, we'll be zipping the images into one zip file, then testing again with all the files separate. We also zipped the folder, reducing it to about 640MB for our large file tests. The Trojan arrives in an e-mail with an attachment that is zipped and contains an executable. The standard way around this is to zip the executable files before sending them. We zipped it up to compress it so that your virus protection software would allow you to receive it nounzɪpzip 1British A device consisting of two flexible strips of metal or plastic with interlocking projections closed or opened by pulling a slide along them, used to fasten garments, bags, and other items. Also called zipper Example sentencesExamples Since then, the cotton tops have been shrunk, tie-dyed, torn, cropped, coloured, encrusted with jewels and covered in zips. He hauled his jacket on, his shaking fingers fumbling to fasten the zip. He held up a pair of black baggy jeans with bright pink zips on them. I need, not just want, some new boots with tougher zips and buckles than the last pair, which will last through the coming year and the afore-mentioned snow. It took me about 2 minutes before I'd quietly undone the two zips on the tent door and silently projected myself head first out of it. It's a urethane-laminated pack with welded waterproof seam construction with a truly water tight zip. Simple in design, this is a great little deep neck top with a half length zip and zipped pocket at the chest for storing bus passes. He wore dark brown baggy trousers covered with zips. Yes, belts, buckles and zips are high fashion for us men this winter. Some of the cleverer manufacturers are now putting separate compartments on the inside so that there is only one outer zip to lock. Miss Stephenson was wearing black baggy knee-length combat trousers covered in zips and chains, and knee-length stripy socks with white Adidas trainers. Today, however, I set out for the walk and the zip stayed open as I pulled it up. I reciprocated and started undoing various buttons, zips and straps. Simple daily routines, such as peeling potatoes or fastening zips and buttons, become near impossible. Some of the most original pieces are by Danny Greig, 18, who has produced skirts and bodices made almost entirely from zips. More pockets can mean more zips and more zips can mean more locks, which in turn means more sweaty moments at airport security-checks. The garment is manufactured using a hardwearing, fire resistant fabric that incorporates a two way zip on the front. Many women had to use elastic and zips to adjust their own uniforms or borrow bigger uniforms from colleagues. I can't manage things like zips, so they took the zips out and put Velcro in instead. There were a couple of howlers, including a reference to the zip fastener long before its invention. 1.1as modifier Denoting something fastened by a zipper. a zip pocket Example sentencesExamples These Banana Republic classic five-pocket cargos with zip fly are available in oregano or khaki. He was wearing black tracksuit bottoms and a blue Adidas zip top. The addition of a track jacket or button-down or zip cardigan updates the look and adds warmth. Another tip with regards to this documentation is to pack it somewhere where you can access it easily, but which is secure, say in an inside zip pocket of your rucksack. It has a front zipper closure with inside storm flap, diagonal front zip pockets, two inside pockets and locker loop, plus a left chest embroidery access pocket. Both men ran off down Lomeshaye Road with the bag, which contained £125 cash in a black, zip purse, and some cosmetics. Zip pants, wide leg drawstrings, and comfy fleece trousers with matching zip jackets are staple items. He had dropped off a pair of sweats and a zip front sweatshirt for Blair to come home in. Key items are loose cotton zip cardigans or hoodies, loose-fitting jersey knit pants, double-faced lycra tank tops and T-shirts. In a tan velour hooded zip sweatshirt, blue cords and a plaid rust, blue and cream button down, Rob tells me that I look too pale in browns. It's light and has plenty of space, as well as a zip pocket. If you are looking for something slightly dressier, try this putty colored zip front jacket by Calvin Klein. Her white zip jumper hung loosely round her hips and her brown hair was up in a ponytail. She was wearing blue jeans and a black zip top with ‘Sherbourne’ written on the front in white lettering. On reflection now, though Mary-Kate or Ashley look pretty good in black leather skirt and matching zip mini-top, fishnets and boots. He had dark eyes and was wearing a grey hooded zip top and light blue jeans. I briefly took in what he was wearing - faded jeans, a green t-shirt, and a black zip hoodie. Her red silk duchesse satin zip front jacket has the potential to be one of the hits of the collection. His clothing included blue tracksuit bottoms, a red zip top and a dark t-shirt. The pants have an elastic drawcord waist, articulated knees, stretch panels on the waist, and a back zip pocket. 2informal Energy; vigor. he's full of zip Example sentencesExamples To be fair, you have about 4000% more energy and zip as a speaker than anyone there today. He didn't appear to have much zip or intensity and dropped some catchable balls. He demonstrated zip to throw over the middle and made a great throw to his right, hitting WR Muhsin Muhammad on a play-action pass to set up the Jones TD. The sliced papaya was refreshing and the ceviche was tasty even without much citrus zip. RHP Pat Hentgen has lost some zip off his fastball since suffering shoulder tendinitis in '98, but he tries to compensate with location. This is not a personality-driven, motivational DVD with a driving pop music score for added zip. The zip and energy shown by Wales in attack was one of the major plus points for Hearts. In midfield, Steve Schumacher's welcome return added zip and zest and brought legs to the piston-like work-rate of Lee Crooks. As he fell from favor, his comedies lost their zip, and finally, after fighting tuberculosis for many years, he died at the age of fifty-one. From the other side, he doesn't have sparkling offensive statistics and his throws don't have great zip. Want to add some crunch to your salad, some zing to your pasta, some zip to your dip? A different Bees side emerged for the second half, and a more familiar zip characterised all they tried to do. The zip she detects in Tokyo is missing in London and/or Paris and/or New York, she is saying. The former national player has added that much-need zip to the attack, bowling long spells and dominating the batsmen. Even in the scrappy draw with Everton last Monday, there were signs that it has given them a bit of their old zip, and they will approach this afternoon in good spirits. Each mouthful is a bit different, and you can add zip from the dip of accompanying hot sauce. Did his punches have the same zip from the second round on? However, this experiment with more realism injected into the series lacks a certain amount of zip that diehard fans have come to know and love. It had a bit of zip, and it was a nice diversion from the usual power ballads. Softer than Sapphire with less aromatic zip, Van Gogh has elegant texture and fresh flavors, as well as less bitter bite than most other gins. Synonyms enthusiasm, zest, zestfulness, appetite, relish, gusto, eagerness, keenness, avidity, zeal, fervour, ardour, passion, love, enjoyment, joy, delight, pleasure, excitement enthusiasm, zest, zestfulness, appetite, relish, gusto, eagerness, keenness, avidity, zeal, fervour, ardour, passion, love, enjoyment, joy, delight, pleasure, excitement 3 short for zip code pronounzɪpzip North American informal Nothing at all. you got zip to do with me and my kind, buddy Example sentencesExamples But the important point about this matter is that under this Government there are jobs there; under that member's Government there were none - not one, zippo. Right now, the score: They're down zip to two to Paraguay. So if people over 65 vote Labour or National in this election, they will get zip. ‘My social life is pretty much zippo,’ Maxhimer said. School's nearly back in session, and we feel your panic as your fun-filled summer days wind down to zippo. ‘No, zero, zippo,’ Katharine Armstrong, who hosted the hunt, told her local paper. They sat around for a good while scratching their heads and coming up with exactly zippo. That had zip to do with the election result because in the end people will vote on issues. I checked in on concerned daughter, again zippo. Sure, he launched some missiles back in '91, accomplishing zip. Players and nonplayers alike get aced out of cherished, indispensable things all the time and get zip in return, so it seems only reasonable to want to balance the equation a little. I typed in the name Patrick Goldstein and again, zippo - nada. And you don't have to sacrifice zip for cleaner air. Meanwhile our heating bill went up almost $150 and we get zip because, apparently, we make way too much money (note the sarcasm). That will mean that anyone earning under $38,000 gets zero, zippo, and members of Parliament get at least $100 a week extra. Anybody who needs to correct someone about beauty college not being a real college has a navy bean for a heart and a kindness quotient of zip. After 30 minutes, I have learned nothing, nada, zippo. A quarter of the songs played on Miami's Power 96 are dance hall, compared with zip two years ago. Last year had the decent ‘Legally Blonde,’ but this year - zippo. Roberts also has absolutely no experience - zippo - in the criminal justice system. Synonyms nothing, nil, nothing at all, not a single thing, not anything, none Origin Mid 19th century: imitative.
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