ZIP (zipped, zipping)
Dictionary entry overview: What does ZIP mean?
• ZIP (noun)
The noun ZIP has 4 senses:
1. a quantity of no importance
2. a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
3. forceful exertion
4. a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
Familiarity information: ZIP used as a noun is uncommon.
• ZIP (verb)
The verb ZIP has 2 senses:
1. close with a zipper
2. move very fast
Familiarity information: ZIP used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ZIP (noun)
Meaning:
A quantity of no importance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
zippo; zip; zilch; zero; null; nothing; nix; nil; naught; nada; goose egg; aught; cypher; cipher
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms ("zip" is a kind of...):
relative quantity (a quantity relative to some purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "zip"):
nihil ((Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ))
bugger all; Fanny Adams; fuck all; sweet Fanny Adams (little or nothing at all)
Meaning:
A code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
ZIP code; postcode; postal code; ZIP
Hypernyms ("ZIP" is a kind of...):
code (a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy)
Holonyms ("ZIP" is a part of...):
address; destination; name and address (written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location)
Meaning:
Forceful exertion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
vigor; vigour; energy; zip
Context examples:
he plays tennis with great energy / he's full of zip
Hypernyms ("zip" is a kind of...):
force; forcefulness; strength (physical energy or intensity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "zip"):
athleticism; strenuosity (intense energy)
Meaning:
A fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
slide fastener; zip fastener; zipper; zip
Hypernyms ("zip" is a kind of...):
fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)
Holonyms ("zip" is a part of...):
cardigan (knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper)
dress; frock (a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice)
skirt (a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women)
pant; trouser ((usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately)
• ZIP (verb)
Meaning:
Close with a zipper
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
zipper; zip up; zip
Context example:
Zip up your jacket--it's cold
Hypernyms (to "zip" is one way to...):
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Move very fast
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
hurry; travel rapidly; zip; speed
Context example:
The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed
Hypernyms (to "zip" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "zip"):
dart; fleet; flit; flutter (move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart)
run (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time)
whizz; whizz along; zoom; zoom along (move along very quickly)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
