1. (noun)nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo a quantity of no importance "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"
2. (noun)ZIP code, ZIP, postcode, postal code a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
3. (noun)energy, vigor, vigour, zip forceful exertion "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's full of zip"
4. (noun)slide fastener, zip, zipper, zip fastener a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
5. (verb)zip up, zipper, zip close with a zipper "Zip up your jacket--it's cold"
6. (verb)travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip move very fast "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"