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zip - 3
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as a verb: - 1
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zip
noun
1 zip
A quantity of no importance.
synonyms: aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zippo ... show more.
Roget 101:
zero,
nothing;
null,
nul,
naught,
nought,
void;
cipher,
goose egg;
none,
nobody,
no one;
nichts [G.],
nixie [Slang],
nix [Slang];
zilch [Slang],
zip [Slang],
zippo [Slang];
not a soul;
ame qui vive [Fr.];
absence
etc.
187;
unsubstantiality
etc.
4†.
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Roget 409:
sibilance,
sibilation;
zip;
hiss
etc.
v.;
sternutation;
high note
etc.
410.
[animals that hiss]
goose,
serpent,
snake
(animal sounds)
412.
[animals that buzz]
insect,
bug;
bee,
mosquito,
wasp,
fly.
[inanimate things that hiss]
tea kettle,
pressure cooker;
air valve,
pressure release valve,
safety valve,
tires,
air escaping from tires,
punctured tire;
escaping steam,
steam,
steam radiator,
steam release valve.
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Dutch: iets, nul, niks, niets
Polish: zero, nic
2 ZIP
A code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail.
synonyms: postal code, postcode, ZIP code.
Dutch: postcode
Polish: kod pocztowy, kod
3 zip
Forceful exertion:
— He's full of zip.
synonyms: energy, vigor, vigour.
Dutch: arbeidsvermogen, daadkracht, energie, fut, geestkracht, kloekheid, pep, pit, puf, slagkracht
Polish: demon
4 zip
A fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab.
synonyms: slide fastener, zip fastener, zipper.
Dutch: rits, ritssluiting
Polish: zamek błyskawiczny, zamek, suwak, ekler
verb
1 zip
Close with a zipper:
— Zip up your jacket--it's cold.
synonyms: zip up, zipper.
2 zip
Move very fast:
— The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed.
synonyms: hurry, speed, travel rapidly.
Dutch: zich haasten, opschieten, haasten
Moby thesaurus: aggressiveness, animal spirits, animation, assibilate, assibilation, ball the jack, bang, barrel, bite, boom, bowl along, breeze, breeze along, briskness, brush, bustle, buzz, capersomeness, clip, coltishness, cut along, dash, drive, effervesce, effervescence, effervescing, elan, enterprise, esprit, exuberance, fire, fizz, fizzle, fizzling, fleet, flit, fly, fly low, foot, frication, frictional rustling, friskiness, frolicsomeness, gaiety, gamesomeness, gayness, get-up-and-go, ginger, go fast, gusto, guts, hasten, heartiness, highball, hiss, hissing, hotness, hush, hushing, hustle, initiative, kick, life, lisp, liveliness, make knots, nip, nippiness, outstrip the wind, pep, pepper, pepperiness, piss and vinegar, pizzazz, playfulness, poop, pour it on, punch, push, raciness, relish, rhonchus, rip, rollicksomeness, rompishness, rush, scorch, shush, shushing, sibilance, sibilate, sibilation, siffle, sigmatism, siss, sissing, sizz, sizzle, sizzling, skim, skittishness, snap, snappiness, sneeze, sneezing, sniff, sniffle, snore, snort, snuff, snuffle, speed, spice, spiciness, spirit, spiritedness, spirits, spit, splutter, sportiveness, sprightliness, spunk, sputter, squash, squelch, squish, starch, sternutation, stertor, storm along, sweep, swish, tang, tear along, thrust, thunder along, verve, vigor, vim, vitality, vivacity, waltz, wheeze, whish, whisk, whistle, whistling, white noise, whiz, whoosh, zest, zestfulness, zing, zoom ... show more.
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