1. A fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
   "He struggled with the zip on his jacket";
   - slide fastener, zipper [N. Amer], zip fastener
    
2. [N. Amer, informal] No amount at all; absence of any thing, quantity or value
   "The witness knew zip about the incident";
   - nothing, nil, nix [informal], nada [N. Amer, informal], null, aught [archaic], cipher, cypher, goose egg [N. Amer, informal], naught [N. Amer], zero, zilch [informal], zippo [N. Amer, informal], nought [Brit]
    
3. [informal] Forceful exertion
   "he's full of zip";
   - energy, vigor [US], vigour [Brit, Cdn]

1. Close with a zipper
   "Zip up your jacket — it's cold";
   - zip up, zipper [N. Amer]
    
2. [informal] Move or travel very quickly
   "The runner zipped past us at breakneck pace";
   - rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie [archaic], speed, race, pelt along [informal], rush along, bucket along [informal], belt along [informal], step on it [informal], travel rapidly, hurry, zoom, zoom along [informal], whizz [informal], whizz along [informal], bucket [informal], belt [informal], barrel [informal], rocket [informal], wing [informal], pelt [informal]
    
3. (computing) compress a file or batch of files into one compressed package
   "I zipped the large files before sending them via email"

1. Not any thing, nothing at all
   "There's zip left in the fridge";
   - nowt [UK, dialect], nothing, nought [informal], naught [informal], zilch [informal], zippo [N. Amer, informal], nada [N. Amer, informal], nix [informal]

1. A code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
   "She forgot to include the ZIP code on the envelope";
   - ZIP code, postcode, postal code

Derived forms: zipped, zips, zipping

Type of: code, fasten, fastener, fastening, fix, fixing, force, forcefulness, go, holdfast, locomote, move, relative quantity, secure, strength, travel

Part of: address, cardie [Brit, informal], cardigan, cardy [Brit, informal], dacks [Austral, NZ], daks [Austral, NZ], destination, dress, frock, name and address, pair of trousers, pants [N. Amer], skirt, trousers

Encyclopedia: Zip, Zip, Zip