zip (n.)

  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 didnt hear zilch about it

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

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

    [ Syn: zip code , zip , postcode , postal code ]

  3. forceful exertion; he plays tennis with great energy; hes full of zip

    [ Syn: energy , vigor , vigour ]

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

    [ Syn: slide fastener , zipper , zip fastener ]

    zip (v.)

  1. close with a zipper; Zip up your jacket--its cold

    [ Syn: zip up , zipper ]

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

    [ Syn: travel rapidly , speed , hurry ]

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