zip

Pronunciation

• enPR: zĭp IPA ^(key): /zɪp/
• SAMPA: /zIp/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Noun

Singular zip

Plural zips

1. A zip is a sound made by a small object.

   Zip!

2. A zip is a short form of zipper.

   Is the zip on your coat working.

Verb

Plain form zip

Third-person singular zips

Past tense zipped

Past participle zipped

Present participle zipping

1. (intransitive) If something zips somewhere, it move there quickly.
   • Synonym: whiz

   The birds zip from tree to tree.

2. (transitive) If you zip something up, you close its zipper.

   Zip up your coat before going outside.