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# zib

(not a standard English word — fragment or made-up word)

«zib» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Zib is not an ordinary English word and is not in normal English dictionaries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zib/#m1)
2. It may be a piece of a longer word, a sound or name invented for a story or game, or a word borrowed from another language. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zib/#m2)

### In the lessons

If you meet «zib» in a text, look at the context: it may be a made-up name for a creature or robot, a sound effect, or a typing mistake (for example for «zip»). In some languages it is a rude slang word, so it is best not to use it as a name for something.

### Examples

- The alien in the comic was called Zib. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zib/#x1)
- «Zib, zib!» went the little robot as it beeped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zib/#x2)
- Did you mean «zip», not «zib»? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zib/#x3)
- In the word game, Zib was a nonsense word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zib/#x4)
- The puzzle asked us to change «zib» into a real word by changing one letter: «zip». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zib/#x5)
- We couldn't find «zib» in the dictionary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zib/#x6)
- The story's made-up planet was called Zib-Zob. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zib/#x7)

### Note

Honest note: «zib» has no standard English meaning. Do not confuse with «zip». In other languages it can be a rude word, so do not use it as a nickname.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «zib» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zib/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«zib» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/zib.html) on Mova free.