English word zip comes from English bass, English drum, English putt-putt, and later English bass drum (A large drum with a low pitch.)
You can also see our other etymologies for the English word zip. Currently you are viewing the etymology of zip with the meaning: (Noun Verb Interjection) (British, NZ) A zip fastener.. (computing, informal) A zip file.. (informal) Energy; vigor; vim.. (slang) An ounce of marijuana.. (slang) Zero; nothing.. A trip on a zipline.. The high-pitched [...](British, NZ) A zip fastener.. (computing, informal) A zip file.. (informal) Energy; vigor; vim.. (slang) An ounce of marijuana.. (slang) Zero; nothing.. A trip on a zipline.. The high-pitched [...]
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| bass | English (eng) | (musical instrument) An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser.. A low spectrum of sound tones.. A male singer who sings in the bass range.. A section of musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone and tenor.. The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; a [...] |
| drum | English (eng) | (ambitransitive) To beat with a rapid succession of strokes.. (intransitive) To beat a drum.. (transitive) To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization.. To go about, as a drummer does, to gather recruits, to draw or secure partisans, customers, etc.; used with for.. To throb, as the heart. (AU, _, slang) A tip, a piece of information.. (architecture) Any of the cylindrical [...] |
| putt-putt | English (eng) | (golf) An informal form of golf, played with a putter on a short course featuring novelty obstacles. |
| bass drum | English (eng) | A large drum with a low pitch. |
| onomatopoeic | English (eng) | Having the property of onomatopoeia.. Of or relating to onomatopoeia. |
| zip | English (eng) | (British, NZ) A zip fastener.. (computing, informal) A zip file.. (informal) Energy; vigor; vim.. (slang) An ounce of marijuana.. (slang) Zero; nothing.. A trip on a zipline.. The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air. (intransitive) (followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.. [...] |