# zip

> English word · Noun · IPA /zɪp/ · frequency rank #8,747

## Definitions
1. The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
2. Energy; vigor; vim.
3. A zip fastener.
4. Zero; nothing.
5. A trip on a zipline.
6. A zip file.
7. Synonym of convolution (“type of mapping function”).
8. Synonym of zip zap zop
9. An ounce of marijuana.

## Etymology
Onomatopoeic.

## Easily confused with
- **Zo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zip-vs-zo)
- **zoo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zip-vs-zoo)
- **Zoe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zip-vs-zoe)
- **Zips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zip-vs-zips)
- **z** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/z-vs-zip)
- **za** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/za-vs-zip)
- **ze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ze-vs-zip)
- **Zen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zen-vs-zip)
- **zac** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zac-vs-zip)
- **zee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zee-vs-zip)
- **zhu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhu-vs-zip)
- **zig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zig-vs-zip)
- **zak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zak-vs-zip)
- **zed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zed-vs-zip)
- **zap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zap-vs-zip)
- **Zia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zia-vs-zip)
- **z's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/z-s-vs-zip)
- **zag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zag-vs-zip)
- **Zim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zim-vs-zip)
- **zinc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zinc-vs-zip)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/zip