Zip
noun
A fastener used to close parts of clothes or bags.
She quickly pulled up the zip on her jacket.
verb
To open or close something with a zip.
He zipped up his backpack and got ready to leave.
verb
To move quickly and directly.
She zipped past us on her skateboard.
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Colloquial
noun
Energy or enthusiasm.
I've lost my zip and I need a vacation.
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Idiomatic
noun
Zero or nothing.
I got zip in return for all my hard work.
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Colloquial
noun
An abbreviation of a postal code in the United States.
Please enter your zip code to continue
noun
A fastener used to close parts of clothes or bags.
She quickly pulled up the zip on her jacket.
verb
To open or close something with a zip.
He zipped up his backpack and got ready to leave.
verb
To move quickly and directly.
She zipped past us on her skateboard.
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
Energy or enthusiasm.
I've lost my zip and I need a vacation.
Usage tips
Idiomatic
noun
Zero or nothing.
I got zip in return for all my hard work.
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
An abbreviation of a postal code in the United States.
Please enter your zip code to continue
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Pro Tip 1/2Clothing and Bags
Refer to this meaning when discussing fastening items worn or carried.
Make sure the zip on your tent is closed to keep bugs out.
Pro Tip 2/2Common Objects
Used for everyday objects, knowing this word helps discuss basic mechanical functions.
Her pencil case has a broken zip.
Pro Tip 1/2Clothing and Bags
Refer to this meaning when discussing fastening items worn or carried.
Make sure the zip on your tent is closed to keep bugs out.
Pro Tip 2/2Common Objects
Used for everyday objects, knowing this word helps discuss basic mechanical functions.
Her pencil case has a broken zip.
Pro Tip 1/2Clothing and Bags
Refer to this meaning when discussing fastening items worn or carried.
Make sure the zip on your tent is closed to keep bugs out.
Pro Tip 2/2Common Objects
Used for everyday objects, knowing this word helps discuss basic mechanical functions.
Her pencil case has a broken zip.
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Seven Superpowered...
their body helping them zip right through it this last adaptation is something that we humans have in common with them they are to an extent warm-blooded the structure of their blood vessels helps them retain heat more than most sharks why is this important think about it like this if you've ever been outside in the cold rain or the snow and you try to wiggle your fingers they're not going
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6 ways mushrooms can...
an old-growth forest from a cardboard box. I want to reinvent the delivery system, and the use of cardboard around the world, so they become ecological footprints. If there's a YouTube-like site that you could put up, you could make it interactive, zip code specific -- where people could join together, and through satellite imaging systems,
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A call to men PIPE Tony...
and I stand there long enough that I could have actually done something. So now I'm no longer trying to figure out what I'm going to do; I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to get out of this room. So in my 12 years of wisdom, I zip my pants down, I walk out into the room, and lo and behold to me,
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Making the impossible...
world that I play in now is technology but it's technology for the sake of humanity and what that means is how do you take something and crack it open and modify it and zip tie it or duct tape it back together and maybe reprogram it in a way so that it accomplishes a
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What is déjà vu? What is...
We'll need an action. Let's go with a waiter dropping a tray of dishes. As the scene unfolds, your brain's hemispheres process a flurry of the waiter's flailing arms, his cry for help, the smell of pasta. Within milliseconds, this information zips through pathways
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John McWhorter: Txtng is...
but you notice that he's changing the topic. Now that seems kind of mundane, but think about how in real life, if we're having a conversation and we want to change the topic, there are ways of doing it gracefully. You don't just zip right into it.
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The jobs we'll lose to...
It started with relatively simple tasks. It started with things like assessing credit risk from loan applications, sorting the mail by reading handwritten characters from zip codes. Over the past few years, we have made dramatic breakthroughs.
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How childhood trauma...
Maybe it's easier to see in other zip codes because we don't want to look at it. We'd rather be sick. Fortunately, scientific advances and, frankly, economic realities make that option less viable every day. The science is
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Alex Smith: An NFL...
You see, after spending years and years of my life with a football in my hands, I hadn't touched one for months since my injury. It was like reattaching a lost limb. He told me to throw from one knee. I zipped one to him.
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The Water Crisis PIPE...
pat remembers the morning her deputy broke the bad news when she came in and said we've got problems we had huge problems there had been virtually zip snowpack in the upper basin so
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Seven Superpowered...
their body helping them zip right through it this last adaptation is something that we humans have in common with them they are to an extent warm-blooded the structure of their blood vessels helps them retain heat more than most sharks why is this important think about it like this if you've ever been outside in the cold rain or the snow and you try to wiggle your fingers they're not going
Video examples
6 ways mushrooms can...
an old-growth forest from a cardboard box. I want to reinvent the delivery system, and the use of cardboard around the world, so they become ecological footprints. If there's a YouTube-like site that you could put up, you could make it interactive, zip code specific -- where people could join together, and through satellite imaging systems,
Video examples
A call to men PIPE Tony...
and I stand there long enough that I could have actually done something. So now I'm no longer trying to figure out what I'm going to do; I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to get out of this room. So in my 12 years of wisdom, I zip my pants down, I walk out into the room, and lo and behold to me,
Video examples
Making the impossible...
world that I play in now is technology but it's technology for the sake of humanity and what that means is how do you take something and crack it open and modify it and zip tie it or duct tape it back together and maybe reprogram it in a way so that it accomplishes a
Video examples
What is déjà vu? What is...
We'll need an action. Let's go with a waiter dropping a tray of dishes. As the scene unfolds, your brain's hemispheres process a flurry of the waiter's flailing arms, his cry for help, the smell of pasta. Within milliseconds, this information zips through pathways
Video examples
John McWhorter: Txtng is...
but you notice that he's changing the topic. Now that seems kind of mundane, but think about how in real life, if we're having a conversation and we want to change the topic, there are ways of doing it gracefully. You don't just zip right into it.
Video examples
The jobs we'll lose to...
It started with relatively simple tasks. It started with things like assessing credit risk from loan applications, sorting the mail by reading handwritten characters from zip codes. Over the past few years, we have made dramatic breakthroughs.
Video examples
How childhood trauma...
Maybe it's easier to see in other zip codes because we don't want to look at it. We'd rather be sick. Fortunately, scientific advances and, frankly, economic realities make that option less viable every day. The science is
Video examples
Alex Smith: An NFL...
You see, after spending years and years of my life with a football in my hands, I hadn't touched one for months since my injury. It was like reattaching a lost limb. He told me to throw from one knee. I zipped one to him.
Video examples
The Water Crisis PIPE...
pat remembers the morning her deputy broke the bad news when she came in and said we've got problems we had huge problems there had been virtually zip snowpack in the upper basin so
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Quote examples
Gary Lineker
English Footballer
People have no idea how hard football is, absolutely no idea. It's all about pace. You can say, 'Yeah, you've got speed of thought' - but you've got to have a little bit of a zip.
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Gary Cohn
American Businessman
Education is important. And the difference of the zip code you grow up in or the zip code you are born in and how you turn out really isn't fair to the kids of our world.
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Rick Stein
English Chef
My wife is always telling me that because we zip across the globe so much, we cant really keep a dog. But if youre a dog lover, its a pretty essential part of your life.
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Jessie Buckley
Irish Musician
You can play women who have a face on or who zip something up, but you have to dig deeper to actually find the humanity and real aspects.
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Stacey Abrams
American Politician
Regardless of their parent's income or zip code, every child in Georgia deserves access to a high-quality, affordable education.
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Twinkle Khanna
Indian Businesswoman
A wise woman keeps her hands firmly in her pockets and does not accidentally unzip anything, including her mouth.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
American Politician
I was born in a place where your ZIP code determines your destiny.
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Ernie Johnson Jr.
Life is a blink. It really is, it zips right past you.
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Helen Baxendale
English Actress
I've never done a zip wire. I'm a scaredy-cat.
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J. J. Redick
American Athlete
My second year in the league I played zip.
Quote examples
Gary Lineker
English Footballer
People have no idea how hard football is, absolutely no idea. It's all about pace. You can say, 'Yeah, you've got speed of thought' - but you've got to have a little bit of a zip.
Quote examples
Gary Cohn
American Businessman
Education is important. And the difference of the zip code you grow up in or the zip code you are born in and how you turn out really isn't fair to the kids of our world.
Quote examples
Rick Stein
English Chef
My wife is always telling me that because we zip across the globe so much, we cant really keep a dog. But if youre a dog lover, its a pretty essential part of your life.
Quote examples
Jessie Buckley
Irish Musician
You can play women who have a face on or who zip something up, but you have to dig deeper to actually find the humanity and real aspects.
Quote examples
Stacey Abrams
American Politician
Regardless of their parent's income or zip code, every child in Georgia deserves access to a high-quality, affordable education.
Quote examples
Twinkle Khanna
Indian Businesswoman
A wise woman keeps her hands firmly in her pockets and does not accidentally unzip anything, including her mouth.
Quote examples
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
American Politician
I was born in a place where your ZIP code determines your destiny.
Quote examples
Ernie Johnson Jr.
Life is a blink. It really is, it zips right past you.
Quote examples
Helen Baxendale
English Actress
I've never done a zip wire. I'm a scaredy-cat.
Quote examples
J. J. Redick
American Athlete
My second year in the league I played zip.
Example 1 of 10
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