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to zip
01
to securely close a piece of clothing, a bag etc. by pulling up a sliding fastener
Transitive: to zip clothes or similar covering
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
zip
3rd person singular
zips
Present participle
zipping
Past simple
zipped
Past participle
zipped
Examples
Before heading out, he will zip his backpack to keep his belongings secure.
02
to move rapidly
Intransitive: to zip somewhere
Examples
The athlete effortlessly zipped through the obstacle course, showcasing remarkable agility.
Zip
01
a device for joining two edges, usually with interlocking teeth, operated by a sliding tab
Dialect
British
British
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
zips
Examples
He pulled up the zip on his jacket.
02
a sudden, energetic movement or burst of power
Examples
He ran with a zip across the finish line.
03
a series of letters or digits appended to a postal address to facilitate mail sorting
Examples
Make sure to include your zip when sending the letter.
04
an insignificant amount
Examples
He knows zip about cars.
05
a score or amount of zero, typically indicating nothing or a lack of something
Examples
The scoreboard showed zip for the home team in the first half.
Lexical Tree
unzip
zipper
zip
