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The synonyms of “Zip” are: hurry, speed, travel rapidly, zip up, zipper, race, run, sprint, dash, bolt, dart, rush, hasten, hurtle, career, streak, shoot, whizz, zoom, go like lightning, go hell for leather, spank along, bowl along, rattle along, whirl, whoosh, buzz, swoop, flash, blast, charge, stampede, gallop, sweep, hare, fly, wing, scurry, scud, scutter, scramble, slide fastener, zip fastener, energy, vigor, vigour, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zippo, postcode, zip code, enthusiasm, zest, zestfulness, appetite, relish, gusto, eagerness, keenness, avidity, zeal, fervour, ardour, passion, love, enjoyment, joy, delight, pleasure, excitement
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “zip” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| appetite | A strong desire or liking for something. They suffered from loss of appetite. |
| ardour | Feelings of great warmth and intensity. The rebuff did little to dampen his ardour. |
| aught | A quantity of no importance. It was all for naught. |
| avidity | The overall strength of binding between an antibody and an antigen. He read detective stories with avidity. |
| cipher | A mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number. He came across ciphers written on parchment and concealed in a hollow altar pillar. |
| cypher | A quantity of no importance. |
| delight | Something or someone that provides a source of happiness. His delight to see her was obvious to all. |
| eagerness | Enthusiasm to do or to have something; keenness. The player showed eagerness to play. |
| energy | A degree or level of energy possessed by something or required by a process. Nuclear energy. |
| enjoyment | A thing that gives pleasure. The enjoyment of a good wine. |
| enthusiasm | Something that arouses enthusiasm. Her energy and enthusiasm for life. |
| excitement | Something that arouses a feeling of excitement. His face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled. |
| fervour | The state of being emotionally aroused and worked up. He talked with all the fervour of a new convert. |
| goose egg | A man who is a stupid incompetent fool. |
| gusto | Enjoyment and enthusiasm in doing something. He had a particular gusto for those sort of performances. |
| joy | A thing that causes joy. The joys of country living. |
| keenness | Thinness of edge or fineness of point. He has expressed his keenness to retain his job. |
| love | A person or thing that one loves. Their two great loves are tobacco and whisky. |
| nada | A quantity of no importance. |
| naught | Complete failure. It was all for naught. |
| nil | Nothing, especially as the score in certain games; zero. They beat us three nil. |
| nix | A quantity of no importance. |
| nothing | A quantity of no importance. It looked like nothing I had ever seen before. |
| null | A condition of no signal. |
| passion | Intense sexual love. Modern furniture is a particular passion of Bill s. |
| pleasure | Sexual gratification. He serves at the pleasure of the President. |
| postcode | An area denoted by a particular postcode. Postcode sectors. |
| relish | An appetizing flavour. The relish of wine. |
| slide fastener | A transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector. |
| vigor | Forceful exertion. |
| vigour | Active strength of body or mind. They set about the new task with vigour. |
| zeal | Prompt willingness. His zeal for privatization. |
| zero | A mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number. |
| zest | The outer coloured part of the peel of citrus fruit, used as flavouring. Add 3 tablespoons of lemon zest. |
| zestfulness | Vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment. |
| zilch | A quantity of no importance. I didn t hear zilch about it. |
| zip code | A fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab. |
| zip fastener | A fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab. |
| zipper | A device consisting of two flexible strips of metal or plastic with interlocking projections closed or opened by pulling a slide along them, used to fasten garments, bags, and other items. Zipper bags. |
| zippo | A quantity of no importance. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “zip” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| blast | (of a wind or other natural force) wither, shrivel, or blight (a plant. Four low flying jets blasted down the glen. |
| bolt | Make or roll into bolts. The lid was bolted down. |
| bowl along | Engage in the sport of bowling. |
| buzz | Signal to someone with a buzzer. Westminster is buzzing with anticipation. |
| career | Move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way. The cars careered down the road. |
| charge | Energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge. Charge all weapons shields and banners. |
| dart | Shoot an animal with a dart typically in order to administer a drug. His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke. |
| dash | Cause (someone) to lose confidence. I dashed into the garden. |
| flash | Emit a brief burst of light. Carrie flashed a glance in his direction. |
| fly | Cause to fly or float. Fly a kite. |
| gallop | Make a horse gallop. He was galloping down the road. |
| go hell for leather | Be spent. |
| go like lightning | Be or continue to be in a certain condition. |
| hare | Run quickly like a hare. He hared off between the trees. |
| hasten | Move or travel hurriedly. We hastened back to Paris. |
| hurry | Do or finish (something) quickly or too quickly. We d better hurry. |
| hurtle | Move with or as if with a rushing sound. The cars hurtled by. |
| race | Compete regularly in races as a sport or leisure activity. The vet took blood samples from the horses before they raced. |
| rattle along | Make short successive sounds. |
| run | Be operating running or functioning. Buses run into town every half hour. |
| rush | Cause to move fast or to rush or race. He rushed three fraternities. |
| scramble | Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling. McNabb scrambled in the third quarter and threw a touchdown pass to Maddox. |
| scud | Move fast in a straight line because or as if driven by the wind. Three small ships were scudding before a brisk breeze. |
| scurry | (of a person or small animal) move hurriedly with short quick steps. Pedestrians scurried for cover. |
| scutter | (especially of a small animal) move hurriedly with short steps. A little dog scuttered up from the cabin. |
| shoot | Shoot game in or on an estate cover etc. Shoot a basket. |
| spank along | Give a spanking to; subject to a spanking. |
| speed | Of a motorist travel at a speed that is greater than the legal limit. I got a ticket for speeding. |
| sprint | Run at full speed over a short distance. I saw Charlie sprinting through the traffic towards me. |
| stampede | Run away in a stampede. Companies will now stampede to release their latest software. |
| streak | Cover a surface with streaks. Hair that was streaked blonde. |
| sweep | Move with sweeping effortless gliding motions. They were trying to get the Lewis gun up behind some trees from where they would sweep the trench. |
| swoop | Move with a sweep or in a swooping arc. She swooped up the hen in her arms. |
| travel rapidly | Undergo transportation as in a vehicle. |
| whirl | Cause to spin. The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy. |
| whizz | Move along very quickly. Whizz the mixture to a smooth paste. |
| whoosh | Move with a whooshing sound. A train whooshed by. |
| wing | Shoot a bird in the wing so as to prevent flight without causing death. Just jot down the title on a postcard and wing it to us. |
| zip up | Close with a zipper. |
| zipper | Fasten or provide with a zipper. He wore a running suit zippered up tight. |
| zoom | Cause a lens or camera to zoom in or out. You can enlarge a region of the screen by zooming in. |
| address | Write the name and address of the intended recipient on an envelope letter or parcel. A numerical value which acts as a storage address for the data. |
| annul | Declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, or result. The elections were annulled by the general amid renewed protests. |
| belt | Attach or secure with a belt. He belted his opponent. |
| buckle | Fasten with a buckle or buckles. Finish off the meal with a blueberry buckle for dessert. |
| cipher | Put (a message) into secret writing; encode. He came across ciphers written on parchment and concealed in a hollow altar pillar. |
| code | Attach a code to. A revision of the penal code. |
| decrement | A process of becoming smaller or shorter. The instruction decrements the accumulator by one. |
| denominator | A figure representing the total population in terms of which statistical values are expressed. |
| devoid | Completely wanting or lacking. The sentence was devoid of meaning. |
| expired | Having come to an end or become void after passage of a period of time. Caught driving with an expired license. |
| futilely | In a futile and unproductive manner. |
| headed | (of paper) having a printed heading, typically the name and address of a person or organization. Short flat headed nails. |
| invalid | Disable (someone) by injury or illness. An officer invalided by a chest wound. |
| lock | Fasten with a lock. The key turned firmly in the lock. |
| naught | The digit 0; nought. All my efforts led to naught. |
| nihilism | The delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal. |
| nil | Non-existent. They beat us three nil. |
| no | Not in any degree or manner not at all. He was unable to change his automatic yes to a no. |
| none | Not at all or in no way. It is made none the easier by the differences in approach. |
| nothing | Not at all. He looks nothing like the others. |
| nowhere | An insignificant place. A nowhere job. |
| null | Combine a signal with another in order to create a null cancel out. The tumour can be more readily identified by nulling the high signal from bone marrow. |
| sash | A band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers. |
| transience | The attribute of being brief or fleeting. The transience of life and happiness. |
| uncharacteristically | In a way that is not typical of a particular person or thing. He hesitated uncharacteristically. |
| vacant | Void of intelligence or thought. 40 per cent of the offices are still vacant. |
| value | Fix or determine the value of assign a value to. The artist has used adjacent colour values as the landscape recedes. |
| zero | Adjust an instrument to zero. Zero the counter when the tape has rewound. |
| zipper | Fasten or provide with a zipper. Zipper bags. |
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