| VERB | contact | zip, zip up, zipper | close with a zipper |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | zip, travel rapidly, speed, hurry | move very fast | |
| NOUN | quantity | zip, nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zippo | a quantity of no importance |
| communication | ZIP, ZIP code, postcode, postal code | a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail / mail | |
| attribute | zip, energy, vigor, vigour | forceful exertion | |
| artifact | zip, slide fastener, zipper, zip fastener | a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab |
| Sounds | zih'p | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acquaintanceship ... yip: 103 rhymes with ihp... | |
| Meaning | A quantity of no importance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zippo | |
| Narrower | bugger all, fuck all, Fanny Adams, sweet Fanny Adams | Little or nothing at all |
| nihil | (Latin) nil | |
| Broader | relative quantity | A quantity relative to some purpose |
| Spanish | cero, nada, nix, nulo, zip | |
| Catalan | nix, res, zero, zip | |
| Meaning | A code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail / mail. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | ZIP code, postcode, postal code | |
| Part of | address, destination, name and address | written directions for finding some location |
| Broader | code | A coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy |
| Spanish | código postal, CP | |
| Catalan | codi postal | |
| Meaning | forceful exertion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he's full of zip" | |
| Synonyms | energy, vigor, vigour | |
| Narrower | athleticism, strenuosity | Intense energy |
| Broader | force, forcefulness, strength | Physical energy or intensity |
| Spanish | energía, fuerza, vigor | |
| Catalan | energia, vigor | |
| Adjectives | zippy | quick and energetic |
| Meaning | A fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | slide fastener, zipper, zip fastener | |
| 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 | |
| skirt | A garment hanging from the waist | |
| trousers, pair of trousers, pant | (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately | |
| Broader | fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place |
| Spanish | bragueta, cierre, cremallera, zíper | |
| Catalan | cremallera | |
| Verbs | zip | close with a zipper |
| Meaning | Close with a zipper. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Zip up your jacket--it's cold" | |
| Synonyms | zip up, zipper | |
| Broader | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
| Opposite | unzip | open the zipper of |
| Nouns | zip, zipper | a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab |
| Meaning | Move very fast. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" | |
| Synonyms | travel rapidly, speed, hurry | |
| Narrower | flit, flutter, fleet, dart | Move along rapidly and lightly |
| run | Move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time | |
| zoom, zoom along, whizz, whizz along | Move along very quickly | |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Spanish | acelerar, apresurarse, apresurar, darse prisa | |
| Catalan | accelerar, afanyar-se, apressar, cuitar, donar-se pressa | |
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