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zip

/zɪp/
noun

  1. A twist or fold.

  2. Any of the folds on the surface of the brain.

  3. The shape of something rotating; a vortex.

noun

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

  2. Energy; vigor; vim.

  3. A zip fastener.

Synonymsslide fastener, zip fastener, zipper, whizz, zing
verb

  1. To close with a zip fastener.

  2. To close as if with a zip fastener.

    "zip one's lip"

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

Synonymszip up
pronoun

  1. Zero; nothing.

    "I know zip about economics."

interjection

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

Synonymswhee, whizz, zing

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