The difference between Zing and Zip
When used as interjections, zing means a high pitched humming sound, whereas zip means the high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
When used as nouns, zing means a short high-pitched humming sound, such as that made by a bullet or vibrating string, whereas zip means the high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
When used as verbs, zing means to move very quickly, especially while making a high-pitched hum, whereas zip means to close with a zip fastener.
Zip is also pronoun with the meaning: zero.
check bellow for the other definitions of Zing and Zip
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Zing as a noun:
A short high-pitched humming sound, such as that made by a bullet or vibrating string.
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Zing as a noun:
A witty insult or derogatory remark.
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Zing as a noun (uncountable):
Zest or vitality.
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Zing as a noun (uncountable, slang):
Pleasant or exciting flavour of food.
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Zing as a verb:
To move very quickly, especially while making a high-pitched hum.
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Zip as a noun:
The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
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Zip as a noun (informal):
Energy; vigor; vim.
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Zip as a noun (British, NZ):
A zip fastener.
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Zip as a noun (slang):
Zero; nothing.
Examples:
"I know zip about economics."
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Zip as a noun:
A trip on a zipline.
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Zip as a noun (computing, informal):
A zip file.
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Zip as a noun (programming):
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Zip as a noun (slang):
An ounce of marijuana.
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Zip as a pronoun (slang):
Zero; nothing.
Examples:
"I know zip about economics."
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Zip as a verb (transitive):
To close with a zip fastener.
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Zip as a verb (transitive, figuratively):
To close as if with a zip fastener.
Examples:
"zip one's lip"
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Zip as a verb (transitive, computing):
To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format.
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Zip as a verb (transitive, programming):
To subject to the convolution mapping function.
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Zip as a verb (intransitive):
(followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.
Examples:
"The bullet zipped through the air."
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Zip as a verb (intransitive, colloquial):
(followed by a preposition) To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place).
Examples:
"Zip down to the shops for some milk."
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Zip as a verb (transitive):
To make (something) move quickly
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Zip as a verb:
To travel on a zipline.
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Zip as a noun (US):
A ZIP code; a US postal code.
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Zip as a noun (US, by extension):
Any postal code, for any country.