zip
//zɪp//
Noun
zipSingular
zipsPlural
1
A fastening device consisting of two flexible strips of metal or plastic with interlocking projections closed or opened by pulling a slide along them.
The zip on my jacket is broken.
2
Energy, vigor, or liveliness.
She's full of zip today.
Verb
zipInfinitive
zipPresent tense
zippedPast tense
zippedPast participle
zippingPresent participle
zipsThird-person singular
1
To fasten or close with a zip.
She zipped her jacket before going outside.
2
To move or travel at high speed.
The car zipped past us on the highway.
3
To compress a file or files into a smaller archive format.
I need to zip these files before sending them by email.
Noun
zipSingular
zipsPlural
1
Nothing at all; zero.
I know zip about computers.