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zip

Pronunciation: /zɪp/

The English word “zip” has 19 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
  2. Energy; vigor; vim.
  3. A zip fastener.
  4. Zero; nothing.
  5. A trip on a zipline.
  6. A zip file.
  7. Synonym of convolution (“a type of mapping function”).
  8. Synonym of zip zap zop
  9. An ounce of marijuana.

interjection

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

verb

  1. To close with a zip fastener.
  2. To close as if with a zip fastener.
  3. To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format.
  4. To subject to the convolution mapping function.
  5. To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.
  6. To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place).
  7. To make (something) move quickly
  8. To travel on a zipline.
  9. To offer a list of alternately male and female candidates in an attempt to address the shortage of women.

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

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