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| zip [ zip ] |
noun (plural zips) |
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1. U.S. mail
Same as ZIP Code
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2. U.K. dress
Same as zipper
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3. brief hissing sound: a brief sibilant sound, e.g. the sound of a bullet whizzing through the air
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4. lively and exciting quality: a lively exciting aspect of something that makes it particularly enjoyable
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informal
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5. U.S. zero: nothing at all
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slang
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  worked hard and got zip for my efforts
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verb (past and past participle zipped, present participle zip·ping, 3rd person present singular zips) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb fasten with zipper: to fasten something with a zipper, or be fastened with a zipper
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2. transitive verb comput compress file: to compress a computer file for storage or transmission
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3. transitive and intransitive verb go or move very fast: to go somewhere very fast, or move something somewhere very fast
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informal
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4. intransitive verb make or move with hissing sound: to make or move with a rapid sibilant sound
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informal
)
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| [Late 19th century. An imitation of the sound] |
