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ZIP

Dictionary definition · ZIP

noun

  1. a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
  2. a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential"it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"
  3. forceful exertion"he plays tennis with great energy"
  4. a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab

verb

  1. close with a zipper"Zip up your jacket — it's cold"
  2. move very fast"The runner zipped past us at breakneck pace"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).