English Explanatory Dictionary

zip

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.
intj
  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.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of zip code.
noun
  1. A zip code.
name
  1. Acronym of Zone Improvement Plan (see ZIP Code).
  2. A common file format for data compression.
noun
  1. A zip file.
noun
  1. A Sicilian or Italian Mafioso who is relatively new to the United States.

Pronunciation

zĭp /zɪp/ en-us-zip.ogg

Word forms

zip zips zipping zipped

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Synonyms

whizz zing slide fastener zip fastener zipper convolution zip zap zop whee zip up

Related words

zip coon .zip

Derived words

zippo full-zip half-zip quarter-zip unzip zip-a-dee-doo-dah zip bomb zip cuffs zip down Zip drive zip file zip-front zip gun zip it zip-line zip line zip liner zip-liner zip of death zip-off pants zip one's lip zip the lip zip tie zip-tie zip up zip-up zip up one's lip zip wire zip-wire
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