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ZIP BY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does zip by mean?
• ZIP BY (verb)
The verb ZIP BY has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: ZIP BY used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Move by very quickly
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
Hypernyms (to "zip by" is one way to...):
go by; go past; pass; pass by; surpass; travel by (move past)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
These cars won't zip by
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