" zips "

1: the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it;

  * e.g., " ... I've got zip as far as new ideas go "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aughts,

•  ciphers,

•  goose eggs,

•  naughts,

•  nils,

•  ohs,

•  o's,

•  zeros,

•  zilches

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: active strength of body or mind;

  * e.g., " ... he has surprising zip for a man his age "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beans,

•  bounce,

•  brio,

•  dash,

•  drive,

•  dynamism,

•  energy,

•  esprit,

•  gas,

•  get-up-and-go,

•  ginger,

•  go,

•  gusto,

•  hardihood,

•  juice,

•  life,

•  moxie,

•  oomph,

•  pep,

•  punch,

•  sap,

•  snap,

•  starch,

•  verve,

•  vigor,

•  vim,

•  vinegar,

•  vitality,

•  zing

•  Antonyms : 

•  lethargy,

•  listlessness,

•  sluggishness,

•  torpidity

1: the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it;

  * e.g., " ... I've got zip as far as new ideas go "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aught,

•  cipher,

•  goose egg,

•  naught,

•  nil,

•  nothing,

•  o,

•  oh,

•  zero,

•  zilch

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound;

  * e.g., " ... a dragonfly zipped by my ear "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bumbles,

•  burrs,

•  buzzes,

•  drones,

•  hums,

•  whirs,

•  whishes,

•  whizzes,

•  zooms

•  Antonyms : 

•  crawls,

•  creeps,

•  pokes

2: to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements;

  * e.g., " ... the fly zipped around the room, trying to find a way to the outside "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dances,

•  darts,

•  flickers,

•  flicks,

•  flirts,

•  flits,

•  flitters,

•  flutters

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to proceed or move quickly;

  * e.g., " ... knowing that she was already late, she went zipping off to meet her next client "

•  Synonyms : 

•  barrels,

•  belts,

•  blasts,

•  blazes,

•  blows,

•  bolts,

•  bombs,

•  bowls,

•  breezes,

•  bundles,

•  bustles,

•  buzzes,

•  cannonballs,

•  careens,

•  careers,

•  chases,

•  courses,

•  cracks (on),

•  dashes,

•  drives,

•  flies,

•  hares,

•  hastens,

•  hies,

•  highballs,

•  hotfoots (it),

•  humps,

•  hurls,

•  hurries,

•  hurtles,

•  hustles,

•  jets,

•  jumps,

•  motors,

•  nips,

•  pelts,

•  races,

•  rams,

•  rips,

•  rockets,

•  runs,

•  rushes,

•  rustles,

•  scoots,

•  scurries,

•  scuttles,

•  shoots,

•  speeds,

•  steps,

•  tears,

•  travels,

•  trots,

•  whirls,

•  whisks,

•  zooms

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound;

  * e.g., " ... a dragonfly zipped by my ear "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bumble,

•  burr,

•  buzz,

•  drone,

•  hum,

•  whir,

•  whish,

•  whiz,

•  zoom

•  Antonyms : 

•  crawl,

•  creep,

•  poke

2: to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements;

  * e.g., " ... the fly zipped around the room, trying to find a way to the outside "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dance,

•  dart,

•  flick,

•  flicker,

•  flirt,

•  flit,

•  flitter,

•  flutter

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to proceed or move quickly;

  * e.g., " ... knowing that she was already late, she went zipping off to meet her next client "

•  Synonyms : 

•  barrel,

•  belt,

•  blast,

•  blaze,

•  blow,

•  bolt,

•  bomb,

•  bowl,

•  breeze,

•  bundle,

•  bustle,

•  buzz,

•  cannonball,

•  careen,

•  career,

•  chase,

•  course,

•  crack (on),

•  dash,

•  drive,

•  fly,

•  hare,

•  hasten,

•  hie,

•  highball,

•  hotfoot (it),

•  hump,

•  hurl,

•  hurry,

•  hurtle,

•  hustle,

•  jet,

•  jump,

•  motor,

•  nip,

•  pelt,

•  race,

•  ram,

•  rip,

•  rocket,

•  run,

•  rush,

•  rustle,

•  scoot,

•  scurry,

•  scuttle,

•  shoot,

•  speed,

•  step,

•  tear,

•  travel,

•  trot,

•  whirl,

•  whisk,

•  zoom

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to give life, vigor, or spirit to;

  * e.g., " ... the newscaster asked the writer if there was a way to zip up the story a little "

•  Synonyms : 

•  amp (up),

•  animate,

•  brace,

•  energize,

•  enliven,

•  fillip,

•  fire,

•  ginger (up),

•  invigorate,

•  jazz (up),

•  juice up,

•  jump-start,

•  liven (up),

•  pep (up),

•  quicken,

•  spike,

•  stimulate,

•  vitalize,

•  vivify

•  Antonyms : 

•  damp,

•  dampen,

•  deaden,

•  dull,

•  kill