zip
1[ zip ]
/ zɪp /
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noun
verb (used without object), zipped, zip·ping.
to move with a zipping sound.
Informal. to act or move with speed or energy: I'll just zip upstairs.
verb (used with object), zipped, zip·ping.Informal.
to convey with speed and energy: I'll zip you downtown on my motorcycle.
to add vitality or zest to (usually followed by up): A little garlic zips up a salad.
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Origin of zip
1First recorded in 1850–55; imitative of the sound
Other definitions for zip (2 of 5)
Origin of zip
2An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; back formation from zipper
OTHER WORDS FROM zip
zipless, adjectiveOther definitions for zip (3 of 5)
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[ zip ]
/ zɪp /
noun
zero or nothing: The score of last night's hockey game was 4–zip.
verb (used with object), zipped, zip·ping.
(in sports) to defeat by keeping an opponent from scoring: The home team was zipped again yesterday.
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Origin of zip
4By ellipsis
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Zip
[ zip ]
/ zɪp /
Trademark.
a floppy disk form of storage for computer data with a capacity of 100–750 MB, used primarily in the 1990s: a Zip drive;a Zip disk.
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How to use zip in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for zip (1 of 2)
zip
/ (zɪp) /
noun
verb zips, zipping or zipped
Word Origin for zip
C19: of imitative origin
British Dictionary definitions for zip (2 of 2)
Zip
/ (zɪp) /
noun
trademark NZ an electric water heater
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