zip

/zɪp/

noun

  1. 1

    A twist or fold.

  2. 2

    Any of the folds on the surface of the brain.

  3. 3

    The shape of something rotating; a vortex.

  4. 4

    State or condition of being convoluted.

  5. 5

    A form of moving average.

  6. 6

    A function which maps a tuple of sequences into a sequence of tuples.

  7. 7

    One 360° turn in a spring or similar helix. A keyring contains 2 convolutions.

noun

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    Energy; vigor; vim.

  3. 3

    A zip fastener.

  4. 4

    Zero; nothing.

    I know zip about economics.
  5. 5

    A trip on a zipline.

  6. 6

    A zip file.

  7. 7

    An ounce of marijuana.

verb

  1. 1

    To close with a zip fastener.

  2. 2

    To close as if with a zip fastener.

    zip one's lip
  3. 3

    To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format.

  4. 4

    To subject to the convolution mapping function.

  5. 5

    (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. 6

    (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. 7

    To make (something) move quickly

  8. 8

    To travel on a zipline.

Synonyms

pronoun

  1. 1

    Zero; nothing.

    I know zip about economics.

interjection

  1. 1

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

noun

  1. 1

    A ZIP code; a US postal code.

  2. 2

    (by extension) Any postal code, for any country.

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