zipped; zipping; zips
1
: to move, act, or function with speed and vigor
2
: to travel with a sharp hissing or humming sound
1
: to impart speed or force to
2
: to add zest, interest, or life to
—often used with up
3
: to transport or propel with speed
zipped; zipping; zips
1
a
: to close or open with or as if with a zipper
b
: to enclose or wrap by fastening a zipper
2
: to cause (a zipper) to open or shut
: to become open, closed, or attached by means of a zipper
Synonyms
Examples of zip in a Sentence
Verb (1)
a dragonfly zipped by my ear
the fly zipped around the room, trying to find a way to the outside
knowing that she was already late, she went zipping off to meet her next client
Noun (1)
he has surprising zip for a man his age
Noun (2)
I've got zip as far as new ideas go
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Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
The three-minute black-and-white clip shows the couple kissing and cuddling in bed, kissing and cuddling on a countertop, zipping around via boat, and hanging out in a very enviable jacuzzi.
—Stacey Leasca, Glamour, 21 Jan. 2025
Andrea Onate, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
But the throw, under pressure and across his body, didn’t have enough zip on it to reach either receiver Omari Evans or the ground before Gray slid in.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Then Hincapie saw red for tangling with Simeone’s son Giuliano (who, just like his dad in the old days), did some expert meddling, including getting in a scrape with Granit Xhaka and theatrically zipping his own lips shut when the referee had words).
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
The three-minute black-and-white clip shows the couple kissing and cuddling in bed, kissing and cuddling on a countertop, zipping around via boat, and hanging out in a very enviable jacuzzi.
—Stacey Leasca, Glamour, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
Related Articles In menswear, the offer goes from reversible jackets to coats that become vests through a zip.
—Andrea Onate, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
But the throw, under pressure and across his body, didn’t have enough zip on it to reach either receiver Omari Evans or the ground before Gray slid in.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Zip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zip. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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zip
1 of 5 verb
zipped; zipping
1
: to move or act with speed and energy
2
: to travel with a sharp hissing or humming sound
3
: to add energy, interest, or life to
—often used with up
zip
3 of 5 verb
zipped; zipping
: to close or open with a zipper
zip
4 of 5 noun
: zero entry 1 sense 1
won the game 7–zip
Etymology
Verb
a word created to imitate the sound of an object speeding past
Verb
from zipper
Noun
origin unknown
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