Added 9 October 2026 zip /zɪp/ noun Categories: Describing WordsLanguageRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about zip at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A quantity of no importance. it looked like nothing I had ever seen before A code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail. Forceful exertion. he plays tennis with great energy verb Close with a zipper. Zip up your jacket--it's cold Move very fast. The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed Origin Onomatopoeic. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: hurryspeedzippernothingzilchaughtnaughtnixnil Back to today's word