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zip
verb- to move quickly US, 1852
- A few cars zipped by. — Jack Kerouac, On the Road, p. 15, 1957
- I was quite a spectacle zipping around Hollywood and Los Angeles at night with my turban on the scooter. — Babs Gonzales, I Paid My Dues, p. 21, 1967
- His fist zipped up, caught Greystone on the cheek. — The Sweeney, p. 30, 1976
- Then zip ahead and let the cop follow. — Elmore Leonard, Glitz, p. 227, 1985
- He stood in the doorway, freezing in his paisley caftan, and watched her zip away over patches of ice and tainted snow. — Odie Hawkins, The Busting Out of an Ordinary Man, p. 134, 1985
- A blue-uniformed nurse came in and zipped down the centre of the ward[.] — Mary Hooper, (megan)2, p. 9, 1999
- to kill someone US
- I zip her husband while she’s out tracking down specials in the supermarket, and she wants to marry me. — Richard Condon, Prizzi’s Honor, p. 70, 1982
▶ zip it
to stop talking US
From the image of zipping your mouth shut.- Zip it! Unveil the time portal. — Austin Powers, 1999
▶ zip your lip; zip your mouth
to stop talking US, 1942
The image of a zip fastener (zipper) sealing your lips; may be mimed rather than spoken; often as an imperative.- “Listen, you animated bass horn, you’re welcome to stay on condition you zip your lip.” — Elaine Shepard, The Doom Pussy, p. 45, 1967
- “Look, I know this hard to believe, but I actually live here and I’ve lost my keys...” “Zip it, you fucking comedian.” — Greg Williams, Diamond Geezers, p. 207, 1997
- Billy makes a gesture to zip his mouth[.] — Stuart Browne, Dangerous Parking, p. 41, 2000
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