zip meaning and definition

ZIP noun

Definition of zip (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"
   • synonyms: aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zippo
2. a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
   • synonyms: postal code, postcode, ZIP code
3. forceful exertion
   • "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's full of zip"
   • synonyms: energy, vigor, vigour
4. a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
   • synonyms: slide fastener, zip fastener, zipper

ZIP verb

Definition of zip (verb)

1. close with a zipper
   • "Zip up your jacket--it's cold"
   • synonyms: zip up, zipper
   • antonym: unzip
2. move very fast
   • "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"
   • synonyms: hurry, speed, travel rapidly