zip

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see also: ZIP

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Pronunciation

• enPR: zĭp, IPA: /zɪp/

Noun

zip (plural zips)

1. The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
2. (informal) Energy; vigor; vim.
3. (British, NZ) A zip fastener.
4. (slang) Zero; nothing.

   I know zip about economics.

5. A trip on a zipline.
6. (computing, informal) A zip file.
7. (programming) Synonym of convolution#English|convolution (“type of mapping function”)
8. (slang) An ounce of marijuana.

Synonyms

• (sound) whizz, zing
• (fastener) slide fastener, zip fastener, zipper (chiefly US)

Translations

• Italian: sibilo, fischio
• Russian: свист
• Spanish: zumbido

Translations

• German: Schwung
• Italian: vigore, vivacità, brio
• Russian: жи́вость
• Spanish: brío

Pronoun

1. (slang) Zero; nothing.

   I know zip about economics.

Interjection

1. The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.

Synonyms

• whee, whizz, zing

Translations

• Italian: zip!

Verb

zip (zips, present participle zipping; past and past participle zipped)

1. (transitive) To close with a zip fastener.
2. (transitive, figuratively) To close as if with a zip fastener.

   zip one's lip

3. (transitive, computing) To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format.
4. (transitive, programming) To subject to the convolution mapping function.
5. (intransitive) (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.

6. (intransitive, 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.

7. (transitive) To make (something) move quickly
8. To travel on a zipline.

Synonyms

• (close with a zip fastener) zip up

Translations

• Italian: tirare cerniera lampo

Translations

• Italian: tappare la bocca

Translations

• German: zippen
• Italian: zippare, comprimere
• Portuguese: zipar

Translations

• Italian: sfrecciare

Translations

• Italian: affrettarsi

Noun

zip (plural zips)

1. (US) A ZIP code; a US postal code.
2. (US, by extension) Any postal code, for any country.

Translations

• German: PLZ, Postleitzahl

Translations

• German: PLZ, Postleitzahl
• Italian: CAP, codice di avviamento postale

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ZIP

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Noun

zip (plural zips)

1. (US) Initialism of Zone Improvement Plan (see ZIP code)
2. (US) A ZIP code.

Proper noun

1. (computing, uncountable) A common file format for data compression.

Noun

zip

1. (computing, informal) A zip file.

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