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   zip

   /zip/

   verb

   • 1. fasten with a zipper: "I zipped up my sweater"
   • ▪ fasten the zipper of a garment that someone is wearing: "he zipped himself up"
   • 2. move at high speed: informal "swallows zipped back and forth across the lake"
   • ▪ cause to move or be delivered or dealt with rapidly: "he zipped a pass out to his receiver"
   • 3. compress (a file) so that it takes less space in storage.

   noun

   • 1. a device consisting of two flexible strips of metal or plastic with interlocking projections closed or opened by pulling a slide along them, used to fasten garments, bags, and other items. British
   • ▪ denoting something fastened by a zipper: "a zip pocket"
   • 2. energy; vigor: informal "he's full of zip"
   • 3. short for zip code

   pronoun

   • 1. nothing at all: informal North American "you got zip to do with me and my kind, buddy"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: imitative.

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • Z

     10

   • I

     1

   • P

     3

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