noun A fastener made of two rows of interlocking teeth pulled together by a sliding tab; also called a zipper.
- She struggled with the zip at the back of her dress.
- The zip on my rucksack broke, so everything fell out.
- The zip on his jacket got stuck halfway up.
noun Nothing at all; zero.
- After all that training, we scored zip in the final match.
- He knows absolutely zip about cars, so do not ask him.
- We asked for a refund and got zip.
noun Energy or liveliness.
- The new manager brought some real zip to the tired team.
- I had no zip left after that long afternoon meeting.
- That coffee gave me some zip this morning.
verb To fasten something with a zip.
- He zipped his sleeping bag right up to his chin.
- Can you zip me up, please? I cannot reach the back.
- Zip up your coat, it is freezing outside.
verb To compress one or more computer files into a single, smaller file.
- I zipped all the holiday photos so they would upload faster.
- You can zip several documents into one file and attach it.
- Zip the folder before you email it, the files are too big otherwise.
verb To move very fast, especially with a brief whooshing or high-pitched sound.
- Cyclists zipped past us along the canal path this morning.
- A tiny hummingbird zipped from flower to flower in the garden.
- The go-kart zipped around the last bend.
