zip

1. (onomatopoeia) Imitative of high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.Examples: "`Zip!' Just like that, an exquisitely shaped fragment of a flashing rainbow in flight flits across in front of us[.]"Synonyms: whee, whizz, zingonomatopoeic

1. (transitive) To close with a zip fastener.Synonyms: zip uptransitive

2. (transitive, figuratively) To close as if with a zip fastener.Examples: "Zip your lip!"figurativelytransitive

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

4. (transitive, programming) To subject to the convolution mapping function.transitive

5. (intransitive, followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.Examples: "The bullet zipped through the air."intransitive

6. (intransitive, colloquial, followed by a preposition) To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place).Examples: "Zip down to the shops for some milk."; "Despite writing that can be confusing — we are not told, for example, how Oishi’s group of 56 ronin ended up just 47, or maybe a supertitle zipped by too quickly — the story moves at a steady clip. And Dachs’s decision to have women play some of the male roles, most prominently Kira, is very effective."colloquialintransitive

1. (US) A zip code.Examples: "For the fifth consecutive year, the 94027 ZIP code (primarily Atherton) led the nation with a median list price of $7.75 million. Two more California ZIPs — both picturesque, coastal communities — made the top 10: 92657 (mostly Newport Coast), at $4.965 million, and 93108 (primarily Santa Barbara), at $4.85 million."US

1. (US) Acronym of Zone Improvement Plan (see ZIP Code).USabbreviationacronymalt-of

2. (file format, uncountable) A common file format for data compression.uncountable

1. (computing, informal) A zip file.countableinformaluncountable