GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Zip (zĭp), n. [Imitative.]
1. A hissing or sibilant sound such as that made by a flying bullet.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. a quantity of no importance. [informal]
Syn. -- nothing, nihil, nichts, nix, nada, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, nil, zero, zilch.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. a device for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab.
Syn. -- slide fastener, zipper, zip-fastener.
[WordNet 1.5]
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Zip, v. i. To make, or move with, a sound like a zip1.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]