Definition of zip

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • zip is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • zip is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • zip is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of zip


  • a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. slide fastener
    2. zip fastener
    3. zipper
  • move very fast (verb)

    Examples

    1. The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed

    Synonyms

    1. hurry
    2. speed
    3. travel rapidly
  • forceful exertion (noun)

    Examples

    1. he's full of zip

    Synonyms

    1. energy
    2. vigor
    3. vigour
  • close with a zipper (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. zip up
    2. zipper
  • a quantity of no importance (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. aught
    2. cipher
    3. cypher
    4. goose egg
    5. nada
    6. naught
    7. nil
    8. nix
    9. nothing
    10. null
    11. zero
    12. zilch
    13. zippo
  • a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. postal code
    2. postcode
    3. zip code

See definition of zip in Merriam Webster