zip (v.1)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[zip 词源字典]
"move rapidly," 1852, of echoic origin. Meaning "close with a zipper" is from 1932. Related: Zipped; zipping.[zip etymology, zip origin, 英语词源]
ZIP (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1963, in U.S. postal ZIP code, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, no doubt chosen with conscious echo of zip (v.1).
zip (n.2)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
"zero," 1900, student slang for a grade of zero on a test, etc.; of unknown origin; compare zilch.
zip (v.2)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
"to close or fasten by means of a zipper," 1932, back-formation from zipper (n.). Related: Zipped; zipping; zipless.
zip (n.1)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
"sound of something moving rapidly," 1875, imitative. Zip gun "homemade pistol" first recorded 1950.