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Meaning & Definition of Zip in English

English

Zip

/zɪp/

noun

1. A quantity of no importance

  • "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"
synonym:
  • nothing,
  • nil,
  • nix,
  • nada,
  • null,
  • aught,
  • cipher,
  • cypher,
  • goose egg,
  • naught,
  • zero,
  • zilch,
  • zip,
  • zippo

2. A code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail

synonym:
  • ZIP code,
  • ZIP,
  • postcode,
  • postal code

3. Forceful exertion

  • "He plays tennis with great energy"
  • "He's full of zip"
synonym:
  • energy,
  • vigor,
  • vigour,
  • zip

4. A fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab

synonym:
  • slide fastener,
  • zip,
  • zipper,
  • zip fastener

verb

1. Close with a zipper

  • "Zip up your jacket--it's cold"
synonym:
  • zip up,
  • zipper,
  • zip

2. Move very fast

  • "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"
synonym:
  • travel rapidly,
  • speed,
  • hurry,
  • zip

Examples of using

Can you tell me what the zip code is for New York?