Tear and Zip

Tear

Tear verb - To proceed or move quickly.
Usage example: she tore out of the room as soon as the phone started to ring

Zip is a synonym for tear in move topic. In some cases you can use "Zip" instead a verb "Tear", when it comes to topics like run at top speed, pelt.

Nearby Words: tearful, tearing, teary, teardrop, tearless

Zip

Zip verb - To proceed or move quickly.
Usage example: knowing that she was already late, she went zipping off to meet her next client

Tear is a synonym for zip in move topic. You can use "Tear" instead a verb "Zip", if it concerns topics such as run at top speed, move about quickly.

Nearby Words: zipped, zipper, zipping

How words are described

little little tear little zip
happy happy tear happy zip

Common collocations

dress tear dress zip dress
time tear time zip time
ship tear ship zip ship
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Zip and Tear. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/tear/zip
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