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Zipped vs Hipped - What's the difference?

zipped | hipped |

As verbs the difference between zipped and hipped

is that zipped is past tense of zip while hipped is past tense of hip.

As an adjective hipped is

having hips or a feature resembling hips.

zipped

English

Verb

(head)
  • (zip)

  • zip

    English

    Etymology 1

    Onomatopoeic.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
  • Energy; vigor; vim.
  • (British, NZ) A zip fastener.
  • Zero; nothing.
  • A trip on a zipline.
  • (computing, informal) A zip file.
  • Synonyms
    * (sound) whizz, zing * (fastener) slide fastener, zip fastener, zipper (chiefly US )

    Interjection

    (en-interj)!
  • The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
  • Synonyms
    * whee!, whizz!, zing!

    Verb

  • To close with a zip fastener.
  • (figuratively) To close as if with a zip fastener.
  • zip one's lip
  • (computing) To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format.
  • (followed by a preposition ) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.
  • The bullet zipped through the air.
  • (colloquial) (followed by a preposition ) To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place).
  • Zip down to the shops for some milk.
  • To make (something) move quickly
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=December 27 , author=Mike Henson , title=Norwich 0 - 2 Tottenham , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Tottenham also initially struggled to create genuine goal-scoring opportunities, with Bale, Luka Modric and Rafael van der Vaart zipping passes around to little effect.}}
  • To travel on a zipline.
  • Derived terms
    () * unzip * zip- * zip down * Zip drive * zip file * zip-front * zip it * zip one's lip * zip up * zip wire, zip-wire
    Synonyms
    * (close with a zip fastener) zip up

    Etymology 2

    From zip code

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US) Shortened form of ZIP code, the US postal code.
  • (US) Any postal code, for any country.
  • See also
    * postcode (UK ) * postal code (UK )

    hipped

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having hips or a feature resembling hips.
  • Etymology 2

    From (verb)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (hip)
  • Etymology 3

    See

    Verb

    (head)
  • (hip)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Aware, informed.
  • *
  • Interested.
  • Etymology 4

    Compare hippish.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Depressed.