Synonyms for zip


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : zip
Phonetic Transcription : zɪp

Top 10 synonyms for zip Other synonyms for the word zip

Définition of zip

Origin :
  • "move rapidly," 1852, of echoic origin. Related: Zipped; zipping. Zip gun "homemade pistol" first recorded 1950.
  • noun enthusiasm, energy
  • verb move about quickly
Example sentences :
  • “Not a duck, Zip,” said Sunny, shaking his head sorrowfully.
  • Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • It had been the "zip" that had knocked out the five Leopards.
  • Extract from : « The Day of the Boomer Dukes » by Frederik Pohl
  • And of her own accord, Tabby never would, had not Zip put her up to it.
  • Extract from : « Zip, the Adventures of a Frisky Fox Terrier » by Frances Trego Montgomery
  • But to Zip's dismay, the soot would not come off as the mud and dough had.
  • Extract from : « Zip, the Adventures of a Frisky Fox Terrier » by Frances Trego Montgomery
  • When the waitress stumbled, she fell on Zip, pinning him under her.
  • Extract from : « Zip, the Adventures of a Frisky Fox Terrier » by Frances Trego Montgomery
  • It fitted loosely, so slipped off easily, and Zip peered in.
  • Extract from : « Zip, the Adventures of a Frisky Fox Terrier » by Frances Trego Montgomery
  • But, after a while, Zip Coon became so fierce that Isabella didn't know what to do with him.
  • Extract from : « The Nursery, August 1881, Vol. XXX » by Various
  • On the door of his house was printed in red letters, "Zip Coon: he bites."
  • Extract from : « The Nursery, July 1881, Vol. XXX » by Various
  • Zip had a long, low body, covered with stiff yellowish hair.
  • Extract from : « The Nursery, July 1881, Vol. XXX » by Various
  • The whizz and zip of the bullet seemed to be only a few inches from my ear.
  • Extract from : « Tenting on the Plains » by Elizabeth B. Custer

Antonyms for zip

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