Zip

Noun

 * 1) The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
 * 2) Energy; vigor; vim
 * 3)  A zip fastener.
 * 4) Zero; nothing

Synonyms

 * whizz, zing
 * slide fastener, zip fastener, zipper (chiefly US)

Interjection
!


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

Synonyms

 * whee!, whizz!, zing!

Verb

 * 1)  To close with a zip fastener.
 * 2)  To close as if with a zip fastener.
 * zip one's lip
 * 1)  To convert a computer file into a smaller package.
 * 2)  (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.
 * 1)  (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-
 * zip down
 * Zip drive
 * zip file


 * zip-front
 * zip it
 * zip one's lip
 * zip up
 * zip wire, zip-wire

Synonyms

 * zip up

Noun

 * 1) 🇺🇸 Shortened form of ZIP code, the US postal code.
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Any postal code, for any country.

Thesaurus
aggressiveness, animal spirits, animation, assibilate, assibilation, ball the jack, bang, barrel, bite, boom, bowl along, breeze, breeze along, briskness, brush, bustle, buzz, capersomeness, clip, coltishness, cut along, dash, drive, effervesce, effervescence, effervescing, elan, enterprise, esprit, exuberance, fire, fizz, fizzle, fizzling, fleet, flit, fly, fly low, foot, frication, frictional rustling, friskiness, frolicsomeness, gaiety, gamesomeness, gayness, get-up-and-go, ginger, go fast, gusto, guts, hasten, heartiness, highball, hiss, hissing, hotness, hush, hushing, hustle, initiative, kick, life, lisp, liveliness, make knots, nip, nippiness, outstrip the wind, pep, pepper, pepperiness, piss and vinegar, pizzazz, playfulness, poop, pour it on, punch, push, raciness, relish, rhonchus, rip, rollicksomeness, rompishness, rush, scorch, shush, shushing, sibilance, sibilate, sibilation, siffle, sigmatism, siss, sissing, sizz, sizzle, sizzling, skim, skittishness, snap, snappiness, sneeze, sneezing, sniff, sniffle, snore, snort, snuff, snuffle, speed, spice, spiciness, spirit, spiritedness, spirits, spit, splutter, sportiveness, sprightliness, spunk, sputter, squash, squelch, squish, starch, sternutation, stertor, storm along, sweep, swish, tang, tear along, thrust, thunder along, verve, vigor, vim, vitality, vivacity, waltz, wheeze, whish, whisk, whistle, whistling, white noise, whiz, whoosh, zest, zestfulness, zing, zoom

Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.

Etymology 2
From zip code

Noun

 * Finnish: vinkuna, viuhina (continuous), vingahdus, (individual)


 * Russian:
 * Spanish: zumbido


 * Finnish: ,
 * German:


 * Russian:
 * Spanish: brío


 * Catalan: cremallera
 * Finnish:
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 * Macedonian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: zíper, cierre

Interjection

 * Finnish: viuh

Verb

 * Finnish: sulkea


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 * Finnish: vilahtaa,

Noun

 * Catalan: codi postal
 * Finnish:


 * German: ,


 * Catalan: codi postal
 * Finnish:


 * German: ,
 * Swedish: postnummer