zip

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   move very fast

   The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed

2. 2
   noun

   a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail

   I'll need your ZIP so I can mail you the package.

3. 3
   noun

   Zero; nothing.

   I know zip about economics.

4. 4
   intj

   Imitative of high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.

   `Zip!' Just like that, an exquisitely shaped fragment of a flashing rainbow in flight flits across in front of us[.]

5. 5
   verb

   To close as if with a zip fastener.

   Zip your lip!

6. 6
   verb

   To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.

   The bullet zipped through the air.

7. 7
   verb

   To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place).

   Zip down to the shops for some milk.

8. 8
   verb

   To make (something) move quickly

   Tottenham also initially struggled to create genuine goal-scoring opportunities, with Bale, Luka Modric and Rafael van der Vaart zipping passes around to little effect.

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.