English dictionary
zip
nounPronunciation
/zɪp/
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- A twist or fold.
- Any of the folds on the surface of the brain.
- The shape of something rotating; a vortex.
- State or condition of being convoluted.
- A form of moving average.
- A function which maps a tuple of sequences into a sequence of tuples.
- One 360° turn in a spring or similar helix. A keyring contains 2 convolutions.
noun
- The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
- Energy; vigor; vim.
- A zip fastener.
- Zero; nothing.
- A trip on a zipline.
- A zip file.
- An ounce of marijuana.
verb
- To close with a zip fastener.
- To close as if with a zip fastener.
- To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format.
- To subject to the convolution mapping function.
- (followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.
- (followed by a preposition) To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place).
- To make (something) move quickly
- To travel on a zipline.
pronoun
- Zero; nothing.
interjection
- Imitative of high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
noun
- A ZIP code; a US postal code.
- (by extension) Any postal code, for any country.
Example sentences
I know zip about economics.
zip one's lip
The bullet zipped through the air.
Zip down to the shops for some milk.