zip
/zɪp/noun
उच्चारण ज़िप
ज़िप, चेन; फुर्ती
Basic word
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[C] BrE
a thing that you use to fasten clothes, bags, consisting of two rows of metal or plastic teeth that you can pull together (American zipper); energy and excitement
ज़िप, चेन; फुर्ती
- The zip on my bag is broken.
- The zip on his jacket got stuck.
- She bought a bag with a strong zip.
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- Pull the zip up to close the pouch.
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[T, I]
to fasten something with a zip; to move very quickly in a particular direction; (computing) to make a computer file smaller so that it uses less space
ज़िप बंद करना; तेज़ी से जाना; (फ़ाइल) संपीड़ित करना
- Zip up your jacket.
- Cars zipped past.
- Zip your bag before you leave the house.
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- Auto-rickshaws zipped through the narrow lanes.
- You can zip large files to send them by email.
→Phrasal verbs 1
zip up / zip sth up
to be fastened with a zip; to fasten something with a zip
ज़िप बंद होना; ज़िप बंद करना
- Zip up your jacket; it's cold.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
British and American English: zip (British) and zipper (American).
British और American English में zip (British) और zipper (American)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Zip it or zip your lip (informal, stop talking; keep a secret).
Idiom अक्सर पूछा जाता है: zip it या zip your lip (अनौपचारिक, बोलना बंद करो; राज़ रखो, ज़ुबान पर ताला)।
ZIP code (American, a postcode; India uses the PIN code), ZIP file (a compressed computer file), zip line (a cable on which people slide down for fun).
Collocations: ZIP code (American, डाक कोड; भारत PIN code प्रयोग करता है), ZIP file (संपीड़ित कंप्यूटर फ़ाइल), zip line (केबल जिस पर लोग मनोरंजन के लिए फिसलते हैं)।