zip
To close with a zip fastenerTo close with a zip fastener.
» You should zip up your coat.
Застегните пальто на молнию.
Вам слід застібнути пальто.
Тобі варто застібнути пальто.
Meaning
9 senses(transitive)To close with a zip fastener.
close with a zipper
(figuratively, transitive)To close as if with a zip fastener.
Zip your lip!
(transitive)To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format.
zippen
(transitive)To subject to the convolution mapping function.
(intransitive)To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.
The bullet zipped through the air.
(colloquial, intransitive)To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place).
Zip down to the shops for some milk.
move very fast
(transitive)To make (something) move quickly
To travel on a zipline.
(UK)To offer a list of alternately male and female candidates in an attempt to address the shortage of women.
Examples
124 sentencesYou should zip up your coat.
Вам слід застібнути пальто. — Ahha
ruЗастегните пальто на молнию. — BW
You should zip your coat up.
Вам слід застібнути пальто. — Ahha
ruЗастегните пальто на молнию. — BW
Don't forget to write the zip code.
Не забудь указати індекс. — deniko
ruНе забудь написать индекс. — marafon
deVergiss nicht, die Postleitzahl anzugeben! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
What's your zip code?
Який твій поштовий індекс? — deniko
This zipper doesn't zip smoothly.
Ця застібка-блискавка не застібається плавно. — ChickenKiev
deDieser Reißverschluss hakt. — Yorwba
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
zips, zipping, zipped, zippedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle