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zip

1  [zip] noun, verb, zipped, zip⋅ping.
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–noun
1. a sudden, brief hissing sound, as of a bullet.
2. Informal. energy; vim; vigor.
–verb (used without object)
3. to move with a zipping sound.
4. Informal. to act or move with speed or energy: I'll just zip upstairs.
–verb (used with object) Informal.
5. to convey with speed and energy: I'll zip you downtown on my motorcycle.
6. to add vitality or zest to (usually fol. by up): A little garlic zips up a salad.
Origin:
1850–55; of expressive orig.

Synonyms:
2. pep, dash, verve, vivacity, vitality.
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zip

2  [zip] verb, zipped, zip⋅ping, noun, adjective
–verb (used with object)
1. to fasten or unfasten with a zipper: Zip your jacket. Zip open the traveling case.
2. to enclose or free by doing up or undoing a zipper: Zip this money into your wallet. Zip me out of my dress.
–verb (used without object)
3. to become fastened or unfastened by means of a zipper: a handy purse that zips shut.
4. to do up or undo a zipper.
–noun
5. a zipper.
–adjective
6. utilizing or having a zipper: a coat with a zip front.
Origin:
1935–40, Americanism; back formation from zipper

Related forms:
zipless, adjective

zip

3  [zip] ,noun, verb, zipped, zip⋅ping. Slang.
–noun
1. zero or nothing: The score of last night's hockey game was 4–zip.
–verb (used with object)
2. (in sports) to defeat by keeping an opponent from scoring: The home team was zipped again yesterday.
Origin:
1895–1900; Americanism; appar. an expressive word, with z- of zero; cf. zilch

zip

4  [zip] ,noun, verb, zipped, zip⋅ping. Informal.
–noun
1. zip code.
–verb (used with object)
2. to zip-code.
Origin:
by ellipsis
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zip   (zĭp)   
n.  

  1. A brief sharp hissing sound.

  2. Energy; vim.

  3. A zipper.

  4. Slang Nothing; nil; zero: received zip for money after doing the job for them.

v.   zipped, zip·ping, zips

v.   intr.

    1. To move with a sharp hissing sound.

    2. To move or act with a speed that suggests such a sound: The cars zipped by endlessly.

  2. To act or proceed swiftly and energetically: zipped through her homework.

  3. To become fastened or unfastened by a zipper.

v.   tr.

  1. To give speed and force to.

  2. To impart life or zest to.

  3. To fasten or unfasten with a zipper.


[Imitative.]
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Slang Dictionary
zip

  1. n.
    nothing. : There was no mail today. Nothing. Zip.
  2. n.
    a score or grade of zero. : Well, you got zip on the last test. Sorry about that.
  3. n.
    vigor; spunk. : Put some zip into it. It's too ho-hum.
  4. in.
    to move to a place fast. : I'll zip to the office and get a new form.
  5. n.
    a worthless person; a person who amounts to zero. : Garth is such a zip. No brains in his head at all.
  6. n.
    an ounce of a drug. : How much for a zip of hash.
  7. n.
    cocaine. : He's freezing his nose with zip nearly every night.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

zip  (v.1)
"move rapidly," 1852, of echoic origin. Zippy is first attested 1904. Zip gun "homemade pistol" first recorded 1950.

zip  (adj.)
1963, in U.S. postal ZIP code, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, no doubt chosen with conscious echo of zip (v.1).

zip  (n.)
"zero," 1900, student slang for a grade of zero on a test, etc.; of unknown origin; cf. zilch.

zip  (v.2)
"to close or fasten by means of a zipper," 1932, back-formation from zipper.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

zip
1. To create a compressed archive (a "zip file") from one or more files using PKWare's PKZIP or a compatible archiver. Its use is spreading from MS-DOS now that portable implementations of the algorithm have been written.
zip is also the name of a Unix archiving utility compatible with PKZIP. unzip is the corresponding de-archiver.
See also gzip, tar and feather.
(1996-08-26)
2. Zip Drive.
[The Jargon File]
3. zip function.

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
zip
compressed file
ZIP

  1. zone improvement plan

  2. Zone Information Protocol

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