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  • 1zip through — ˌzip ˈthrough [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they zip through he/she/it zips through present participle zipping through past tense …

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  • 2zip — zip1 [zıp] n ↑zip [Sense: 1,2; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: From the sound of something moving very quickly.] [Sense: 3; Date: 1900 2000; Origin: zip code] 1.) BrE two lines of small metal or plastic pieces that slide together to fasten a piece of… …

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  • 3zip */ — I UK [zɪp] / US noun Word forms zip : singular zip plural zips 1) [countable] British a long narrow metal or plastic object with two rows of teeth, used for closing or opening something, especially a piece of clothing. The usual American word is… …

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  • 4zip — I (BE), zipper (AE) n. (AE) 1) to do up (BE), zip up a zip 2) to undo, unzip a zip 3) a zip gets stuck II v. (P; intr.) they zipped past us * * * [zɪp] unzip a zip zip up a zip (P; intr.) they zipped past us a zip gets stuck …

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  • 5zip up — phrasal verb Word forms zip up : present tense I/you/we/they zip up he/she/it zips up present participle zipping up past tense zipped up past participle zipped up [transitive] to close something that has a zip She zipped up her dress. a)… …

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  • 6Zip.ca — Infobox Company company name = Zip.ca company company type = Private [ [http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/cgi bin/sc mrksv/corpdir/dataOnline/corpns re?company select=4206924 Federal Corporations Data Online ] ] foundation = 2004 location = Ottawa,… …

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  • 7Zip-line — A zip line (also known as a flying fox, foefie slide, zip wire, aerial runway, aerial ropeslide, death slide or tyrolean crossing)[citation needed] consists of a pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline. It is designed to enable a user… …

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  • 8zip — 1 noun 1 (C) BrE two lines of small metal or plastic pieces that slide together to fasten a piece of clothing; zipper especially AmE: The zip on my skirt had broken. | do up/undo your zip (=close or open a piece of clothing using a zip): Your zip …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9zip through — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms zip through : present tense I/you/we/they zip through he/she/it zips through present participle zipping through past tense zipped through past participle zipped through zip through something to deal with or… …

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  • 10zip — zip1 [ zıp ] noun 1. ) uncount INFORMAL energy, speed, or enthusiasm 2. ) uncount INFORMAL nothing: They re losing, twenty to zip. 3. ) count AMERICAN a ZIP CODE 4. ) count BRITISH a ZIPPER zip zip 2 [ zıp ] verb …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English