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Synonyms for zip

Noun

1. nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, relative quantity
usage: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"
2. slide fastener, zip, zipper, zip-fastener, fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
usage: a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab

Verb

1. zip up, zipper, zip, fasten, fix, secure
usage: close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold"
2. travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip, travel, go, move, locomote
usage: move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"
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