zip

//zɪp//
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Visual representation of zip

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.

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Antonym

Noun

zipSingular
zipsPlural
1

Nothing at all; zero.

I know zip about computers.