zip (z p)n. 1. A brief sharp hissing sound. 2. Energy; vim. 3. A zipper. 4. Slang Nothing; nil; zero: received zip for money after doing the job for them. v. zipped, zip·ping, zips v.intr. 1. a. To move with a sharp hissing sound. b. To move or act with a speed that suggests such a sound: The cars zipped by endlessly. 2. To act or proceed swiftly and energetically: zipped through her homework. 3. To become fastened or unfastened by a zipper. v.tr. 1. To give speed and force to. 2. To impart life or zest to. 3. To fasten or unfasten with a zipper. [Imitative.] |
zip [zɪp]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing)
a. Also called zip fastener a fastening device operating by means of two parallel rows of metal or plastic teeth on either side of a closure that are interlocked by a sliding tab US and Canadian term zipper
b. (modifier) having or equipped with such a device a zip bag
2. a short sharp whizzing sound, as of a passing bullet
3. Informal energy; vigour; vitality
4. US slang nothing
5. (General Sporting Terms) Sport US and Canadian slang nil
vb zips, zipping, zipped
1. (Clothing & Fashion) (tr; often foll by up) to fasten (clothing, a bag, etc.) with a zip
2. (intr) to move with a zip the bullet zipped past
3. (intr; often foll by along, through, etc.) to hurry; rush they zipped through town
[of imitative origin]
Zip [zɪp]
n
(Electronics)™ NZ an electric water heater
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  zip - 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"relative quantity - a quantity relative to some purpose nihil - (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ); "nihil habet" bugger all, Fanny Adams, fuck all, sweet Fanny Adams - little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery" |
| 2. | ZIP - a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail code - a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy name and address, destination, address - written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location | |
| 3. |  zip - forceful exertion; "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's full of zip"forcefulness, strength, force - physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man" athleticism, strenuosity - intense energy; "his music is characterized by a happy athleticism" | |
| 4. |  zip - a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tabcardigan - knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place skirt - a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women | |
| Verb | 1. |  zip - close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold" |
| 2. |  zip - move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" dart, fleet, flit, flutter - move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches" run - move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store" |
zip
verb
noun
(Informal) energy, go (informal), life, drive, spirit, punch (informal), pep, sparkle, vitality, vigour, verve, zest, gusto, welly (slang), get-up-and-go (informal), oomph (informal), brio, zing (informal), liveliness, vim (slang), pizzazz or pizazz (informal) He gave the choreography his usual class and zip.
energy apathy, inertia, lethargy, indifference, laziness, sloth, sluggishness, listlessness
energy apathy, inertia, lethargy, indifference, laziness, sloth, sluggishness, listlessness
Translations
zip [zɪp]
A. N
1. (Brit) (also zip fastener) → cremallera f, cierre m relámpago(LAm)
B. VT
1. (= close) [+ dress, bag] → cerrar la cremallera de
2. to zip open → abrir la cremallera de
D. CPD zip code N (US) → código m postal
zip-fastener N → cremallera f, cierre m relámpago(LAm)
zip gun N (US) → arma f de fuego de fabricación casera
zip-fastener N → cremallera f, cierre m relámpago(LAm)
zip gun N (US) → arma f de fuego de fabricación casera
zip up
A. VT + ADV [+ dress, bag] → cerrar la cremallera de
can you zip me up please? → ¿me subes or cierras la cremallera?
can you zip me up please? → ¿me subes or cierras la cremallera?
B. VI + ADV → cerrar
zip [ˈzɪp]
vt [+ bag, jacket, jeans] → fermer (avec une fermeture Éclair®)
vi (= move quickly) to zip past → passer comme une flèche
to zip past sth → passer comme une flèche devant qch
to zip along to the supermarket → passer en vitesse au supermarché
to zip past sth → passer comme une flèche devant qch
zip along
vi → passer en vitesseto zip along to the supermarket → passer en vitesse au supermarché
zip up
ZIP (US) abbr of zone improvement plan → PLZ
zip
zip:
zip
n
(Brit: = fastener) → Reißverschluss m
(inf: = energy) → Schwung m; we need a bit more zip in these translations → wir müssen etwas mehr Schwung in diese Übersetzungen kriegen (inf)
(inf: = nothing) → nichts, nix (inf)
vt to zip something shut/open → etw mit einem Reißverschluss schließen/öffnen; it zips shut/open → es lässt sich mit einem Reißverschluss schließen/öffnen; to zip a dress/bag → den Reißverschluss eines Kleides/einer Tasche zumachen or zuziehen; to zip a file → eine Datei zippen
vi (inf, car) → flitzen (inf); (person also) → wetzen (inf); to zip past/along etc → vorbei-/daherflitzen etc (inf); he zipped through the book in no time → er hatte das Buch in null Komma nichts durch (inf)
zip:
zip code
n (US) → Postleitzahl f
zip fastener
n (Brit) → Reißverschluss m
zip file
n → Zipdatei f
zip gun
n (US) → selbst gebastelte Pistole
zip [zɪp]
zip [zɪp]
1. n
2. vt to zip up → chiudere la cerniera di
zipped pockets (with zips) → tasche con cerniera (zipped up) → tasche con la cerniera chiusa
he zipped the bag open/closed → ha aperto/chiuso la cerniera della borsa
zipped pockets (with zips) → tasche con cerniera (zipped up) → tasche con la cerniera chiusa
he zipped the bag open/closed → ha aperto/chiuso la cerniera della borsa
zip [zɪp]
1. n
in the United States, a postal code, usually having the form of a five-figure number, placed at the end of an address. poskode رَقْم المِنْطَقَه пощенски код poštovní směrovací číslo postnummer die Postleitzahl ταχυδρομικός κώδικας código postal postiindeks کد پستی postinumero code postal מִיקוּד विशेष कर अमेरिका में पिन कोड नंबर poštanski broj (postai) irányítószám kode pos póstnúmer 郵便番号 우편번호 pašto indeksas pasta indekss/kods poskod postcode postnummer kod pocztowy código postal cod poştal почтовый индекс poštové smerovacie číslo poštna koda poštanski broj postnummer เขตไปรษณีย์ posta kodu 郵遞區號 поштовий індекс امریکا میں ڈاک کی تقسیم میں سہولت کے لۓ عموما پانچ ھندسوں پر مشتمل ایک نشان جسے پتے کے آخر میں لکھا جاتا ہے mã số bưu điện 邮政编码
zip1
n zip [zip]
1 (alsoˈzipper) a zip fastener. ritssluiter زِمام الثَّوب او البَنْطَلون، سَحّاب цип zip lynlås der Reißverschluß φερμουάρ cremallera tõmblukk زیپ vetoketju fermeture éclair רוֹכסָן, רִיצ'רָץ' जिप patentni zatvarač cipzár sleretan rennilás (chiusura lampo) ジッパー 지퍼 užtrauktukas rāvējslēdzis zip rits glidelås zamek błyskawiczny fecho éclair fermoar застёжка-молния zips zadrga patent-zatvarač blixtlås, dragkedja ซิป fermuar 拉鏈 застібка-блискавка کپڑے کے دو سرے جوڑ کر بند کرنے کی چیز، زپ khóa kéo 拉链
2 a whizzing sound They heard the zip of a flying bullet. zoem, sjoer أزيز الرَّصاص свистене svist sus das Schwirren ήχος που ακούγεται σαν σφύριγμα zumbido vihin صفیر؛ ویژ suhahdus sifflement זִמזוּם सनसनाहट zujanje fütyülés (golyóé) desingan hvinur, þytur sibilo ピュッという音 핑, 휭, 찍 zvimbimas džinkstēšana; svilpoņa desingan gefluit hvin, visling, sus świst silvo şuierat свист svišťanie, fičanie žvižg fijuk vinande, visslande เสียงหวือ 'vızzzz' sesi 颼颼聲 свист кулі سنسناہٹ یا زنّاٹے کی آواز tiếng rít 尖啸声
v – past tense, past participle zipped –
1 to fasten with a zip fastener She zipped up her trousers; This dress zips at the back. toerits يُغْلِق زِمام البنطلون затварям с цип zavřít (se) na zip lyne op; lyne mit einem Reißverschluß schließen κουμπώνω με φερμουάρ cerrar con cremallera tõmblukku kinni tõmbama با زیپ بستن sulkea vetoketjulla fermer une fermeture éclair לִסגוֹר בְּרוֹכסָן जिप से बंद करना zatvoriti patentnim zatvaračem cipzárat behúz menutup renna upp (chiudere con una chiusura lampo) ジッパーで締める 지퍼로 잠그다 už(si)segti užtrauktuku aizvilkt rāvējslēdzi mengezip met een rits sluiten lukke med glidelås zapinać się na zamek błyskawiczny apertar a închide un fermoar застёгивать(ся) на молнию zavrieť (sa) na zips zapreti zadrgo zatvoriti patent-zatvaračem stänga blixtlåset, [] har blixtlås [] รูดซิปขึ้น fermuarı kapatmak 拉上拉鏈 застібати(ся) на блискавку زپ کے ذریعہ کپڑے کے دو سروں کو بند کرنا cài hoặc mở bằng khóa kéo 拉上拉链
2 to move with a whizzing sound A bullet zipped past his head. zoem, trek يَئِزُّ свистя (za)svištět suse schwirren παράγω σφυριχτό ήχο καθώς κινούμαι, «σφυρίζω» entrar zumbar, pasar zumbando vihisema با صدای ویژ حرکت کردن suhahtaa siffler בִּשרִיקָה सनसनाहट की आवाज के साथ किसी चीज का आना या गुजरना prozujati (el)fütyül (golyó) mendesing hvína, þjóta sibilare ピュッと飛ぶ 핑하고 소리내며 움직이다 zvimbti džinkstēt; svilpt berdesing fluiten hvine, suse forbi świsnąć silvar a şuiera просвистеть (za)svišťať žvižgati fijuknuti vissla, vina เคลื่อนไหวด้วยเสียงหวือ 'vızzzz' diye ses çıkarmak 颼颼飛過 промчати зі свистом سنسناہٹ کی آواز کے ساتھ گزرنا vèo qua 飕飕地飞过
zip fastener
a device for fastening clothes etc, in which two rows of metal or nylon teeth are made to fit each other when a sliding tab is pulled along them. ritssluiter زمام الثِياب، سَحّاب цип zdrhovadlo, zip lynlås der Reißverschluß φερμουάρ cremallera tõmblukk زیپ vetoketju fermeture éclair רוֹכסָן कपड़ों इत्यादि में लगाया जाने वाला चिप patentni zatvarač cipzár ritsleting rennilás (chiusura lampo) ジッパー 지퍼 užtrauktukas rāvējslēdzis zip ritssluiting glidelås zamek błyskawiczny fecho éclair fermoar застёжка-молния zips zadrga patent-zatvarač blixtlås, dragkedja ซิป fermuar 拉鏈 застібка-блискавка کپڑے کے دو سروں کو بند کرنے کا چھوٹا سا آلہ khóa kéo 拉链
zip → حيوية, يَندفِع zapnout zip, zip lyne, lynlås den Reißverschluss zumachen, Reißverschluss κλείνω φερμουάρ, φερμουάρ cerrar la cremallera, cremallera sulkea vetoketju, vetoketju fermer, fermeture éclair otvoriti ili zatvoriti patentni zatvarač, patentni zatvarač cerniera lampo, chiudere la lampo ファスナー, ファスナーを締める ...을 지퍼로 잠그다, 지퍼 rits, ritsen glidelås, lukke glidelåsen zamek, zapiąć fechar o fecho de correr, fechar o zíper, fecho de correr, zíper застегивать на молнию, застежка-молния blixtlås, stänga blixlås ซิป, รูดซิป fermuar, kapatmak kéo phéc-mơ-tuya, phéc-mơ-tuya 拉拉链, 拉链
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