zip

zip¹

/zip/, n., v., zipped, zipping.

n.

1. a sudden, brief hissing sound, as of a bullet.

2. Informal. energy; vim; vigor.

v.i.

3. to move with a zipping sound.

4. Informal. to act or move with speed or energy: I'll just zip upstairs.

v.t. Informal.

5. to convey with speed and energy: I'll zip you downtown on my motorcycle.

6. to add vitality or zest to (usually fol. by up): A little garlic zips up a salad.

[1850-55; of expressive orig.]

Syn. 2. pep, dash, verve, vivacity, vitality.

zip²

—zipless, adj.

/zip/, v., zipped, zipping, n., adj.

v.t.

1. to fasten or unfasten with a zipper: Zip your jacket. Zip open the traveling case.

2. to enclose or free by doing up or undoing a zipper: Zip this money into your wallet. Zip me out of my dress.

v.i.

3. to become fastened or unfastened by means of a zipper: a handy purse that zips shut.

4. to do up or undo a zipper.

n.

5. a zipper.

adj.

6. utilizing or having a zipper: a coat with a zip front.

[1935-40, Amer.; back formation from ZIPPER]

zip³

/zip/, n., v., zipped, zipping. Slang.

n.

1. zero or nothing: The score of last night's hockey game was 4-zip.

v.t.

2. (in sports) to defeat by keeping an opponent from scoring: The home team was zipped again yesterday.

[1895-1900; Amer.; appar. an expressive word, with z- of ZERO; cf. ZILCH]

zip⁴

/zip/, n., v., zipped, zipping. Informal.

n.

1. See zip code.

v.t.

2. to zip-code.

[by ellipsis]

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