zip

IPA: zˈɪp

The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
(informal) Energy; vigor; vim.
(Britain, New Zealand, Australia) A zip fastener.
(slang) Zero; nothing.
A trip on a zipline.
(computing, informal) A zip file.
(programming) Synonym of convolution (“type of mapping function”)
(slang) An ounce of marijuana.
(US) A zip code.
(file format, uncountable) A common file format for data compression.
(US, slang, sometimes derogatory) A Sicilian or Italian Mafioso who is relatively new to the United States.
Ellipsis of zip code. [(US) A postal code, especially for addresses served by the US Postal Service, consisting of a five- or nine-figure number.]
(US) Initialism of Zone Improvement Plan. (see ZIP Code)

(transitive) To close with a zip fastener.
(transitive, figuratively) To close as if with a zip fastener.
(transitive, computing) To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format.
(transitive, programming) To subject to the convolution mapping function.
(intransitive, followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.
(intransitive, colloquial, followed by a preposition) To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place).
(transitive) To make (something) move quickly
To travel on a zipline.

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