English noun: zip | |||
1. | zip (quantity) a quantity of no importance | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zippo | ||
Broader (hypernym) | relative quantity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bugger all, Fanny Adams, fuck all, nihil, sweet Fanny Adams | ||
2. | ZIP (communication) a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail | ||
Synonyms | postal code, postcode, ZIP code | ||
Broader (hypernym) | code | ||
Part meronym | address, destination, name and address | ||
3. | zip (attribute) forceful exertion | ||
Samples | He plays tennis with great energy. He's full of zip. | ||
Synonyms | energy, vigor, vigour | ||
Broader (hypernym) | force, forcefulness, strength | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | athleticism, strenuosity | ||
4. | zip (artifact) a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab | ||
Synonyms | slide fastener, zip fastener, zipper | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast | ||
Part meronym | cardigan, dress, frock, pant, skirt, trouser | ||
English verb: zip | |||
1. | zip (contact) close with a zipper | ||
Samples | Zip up your jacket--it's cold. | ||
Synonyms | zip up, zipper | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fasten, fix, secure | ||
Antonyms | unzip | ||
2. | zip (motion) move very fast | ||
Samples | The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed. | ||
Synonyms | hurry, speed, travel rapidly | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dart, fleet, flit, flutter, run, whizz, whizz along, zoom, zoom along | ||