Zin vs. Zip

Zin vs. Zip — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Zin and Zip

Zinnoun

(informal) Zinfandel wine.

Zipnoun

A brief sharp hissing sound.

Zipnoun

Energy; vim

I just don't have any zip today.

Zipnoun

A zipper.

Zipnoun

(Slang) Nothing; nil; zero

He knows zip about the restaurant business.

Zipverb

To move with a sharp hissing sound.

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Zipverb

To move or act with a speed that suggests such a sound

The cars zipped by endlessly.

Zipverb

To act or proceed swiftly and energetically

zipped through her homework.

Zipverb

To become fastened or unfastened by a zipper

The dress zips up the back.

Zipverb

To cause to move with speed and force

zipped the ball to a teammate.

Zipverb

To fasten or unfasten with a zipper

zipped up his jacket.

Zipnoun

The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.

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Zipnoun

(informal) Energy; vigor; vim.

Zipnoun

A zip fastener.

Zipnoun

(slang) Zero; nothing.

I know zip about economics.

Zipnoun

A trip on a zipline.

Zipnoun

A zip file.

Zipnoun

(programming) type of mapping function

Zipnoun

(slang) An ounce of marijuana.

Zipnoun

(US) A ZIP code; a US postal code.

Zipnoun

Any postal code, for any country.

Zippronoun

(slang) Zero; nothing.

I know zip about economics.

Zipinterjection

The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.

Zipverb

(transitive) To close with a zip fastener.

Zipverb

To close as if with a zip fastener.

zip one's lip

Zipverb

To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format.

Zipverb

To subject to the convolution mapping function.

Zipverb

(intransitive) (followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.

The bullet zipped through the air.

Zipverb

(followed by a preposition) To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place).

Zip down to the shops for some milk.

Zipverb

(transitive) To make (something) move quickly

Zipverb

To travel on a zipline.

Zipnoun

a quantity of no importance;

it looked like nothing I had ever seen beforereduced to nil all the work we had donewe racked up a pathetic goose eggit was all for naughtI didn't hear zilch about it

Zipnoun

a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab

Zipverb

close with a zipper;

Zip up your jacket--it's cold

Zipverb

move very fast;

The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed