zip-

  • 41zip — 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

  • 42zip up — verb close with a zipper Zip up your jacket it s cold • Syn: ↑zipper, ↑zip • Ant: ↑unzip • Derivationally related forms: ↑zip (for: ↑ …

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  • 43zip — zip1 /zip/, n., v., zipped, zipping. n. 1. a sudden, brief hissing sound, as of a bullet. 2. Informal. energy; vim; vigor. v.i. 3. to move with a zipping sound. 4. Informal. to act or move with speed or energy: I ll just zip upstairs. v.t.… …

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  • 44Zip — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.   Sigles d’une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres   Sigles de quatre lettres …

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  • 45zip — I. /zɪp / (say zip) noun 1. Also, zipper, zip fastener. a fastener consisting of interlocking teeth set along two edges which are united or separated when an attached device sliding between them is pulled, and used in place of buttons, hooks, or… …

  • 46zip — 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 …

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  • 47zip */ — 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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  • 48zip — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (BrE) (also zipper AmE, BrE) noun VERB + ZIP/ZIPPER ▪ pull ▪ close, do up, pull up ▪ open, pull down, undo …

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  • 49zip — [[t]zɪ̱p[/t]] zips, zipping, zipped 1) N COUNT A zip or zip fastener is a device used to open and close parts of clothes and bags. It consists of two rows of metal or plastic teeth which separate or fasten together as you pull a small tag along… …

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  • 50zip — 1. n. nothing. □ There was no mail today. Nothing. Zip. □ I got zip from the booking agency all week. 2. n. a score or grade of zero. □ Well, you got zip on the last test. Sorry about that. □ …

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