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# zip

noun (a zip, zips); verb (zip, zips, zipped, zipping)

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

## Everyday

1. A zip is a fastener with two rows of small teeth that join when you pull a tab, used on coats, bags and trousers (zipper in American English). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zip/#m1)
2. To zip something means to close it with a zip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zip/#m2)
3. To zip means to move very fast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zip/#m3)
4. In computing, to zip files means to squash them into a smaller file. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zip/#m4)
5. Zip can mean nothing or zero in informal American speech. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zip/#m5)
6. A zip file is a computer file that has been squashed into a smaller size, and its name ends in .zip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zip/#m6)

### In the lessons

In everyday life you zip up your coat; in stories something zips past quickly. Phrases: «zip up», «zip your lip» (be quiet), «zip line», «zip file», «zip code» (US postcode).

### Examples

- Zip up your coat, it's cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zip/#x1)
- The zip on my bag is broken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zip/#x2)
- A car zipped past us. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zip/#x3)
- We went down the zip line at camp. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zip/#x4)
- He zipped the files and emailed them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zip/#x5)
- The score was six to zip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zip/#x6)
- What's your zip code? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zip/#x7)

### Note

Double p: zipped, zipping. Zip (UK, Australia) = zipper (US). Zip code = US postcode. Safety: zip lines need a harness and an adult in charge.

## On Mova

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