zip Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a quantity of no importance
   cypher; aught; nil; nada; zero; nix; cipher; zilch; goose egg; zippo; nothing; naught; null.
   
   • 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 didn't hear zilch about it
2. noun a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
   postal code; postcode; ZIP code.
   
3. noun forceful exertion
   vigor; energy; vigour.
   
   • he plays tennis with great energy
   • he's full of zip
4. noun a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
   slide fastener; zipper; zip fastener.
   
5. verb close with a zipper
   zip up; zipper.
   
   • Zip up your jacket--it's cold
6. verb move very fast
   speed; hurry; travel rapidly.
   
   • The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed

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