What does "zip" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "zip"?

Common synonyms include: postal code, slide fastener, vigor, zip code, zipper, aggressiveness.

/zɪp/ intj, name, noun, verb, slang

intj, name, noun, verb, slang ·Very common ·Middle school level

Noun

1
The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
2
Ellipsis of zip code. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
3
A zip code. US
"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."
4
A zip file. countable, informal, uncountable
5
A Sicilian or Italian Mafioso who is relatively new to the United States. US, derogatory, slang, sometimes
"The proprietor was a "Zip" — a Sicilian-born mobster — who was running a gambling operation that cut into Godfather Gotti's turf."

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a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab wordnet
7
Energy; vigor; vim. informal
8
forceful exertion wordnet
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A zip fastener. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
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a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail wordnet
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Zero; nothing. slang
"I know zip about economics."
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a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential wordnet
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A trip on a zipline.
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A zip file. informal
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Synonym of convolution (“type of mapping function”).
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Synonym of zip zap zop
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An ounce of marijuana. slang

Verb

1
To close with a zip fastener. transitive
2
close with a zipper wordnet
3
To close as if with a zip fastener. figuratively, transitive
"Zip your lip!"
4
move very fast wordnet
5
To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format. transitive

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To subject to the convolution mapping function. transitive
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To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound. intransitive
"The bullet zipped through the air."
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To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place). colloquial, intransitive
"Zip down to the shops for some milk."
9
To make (something) move quickly transitive
"Tottenham also initially struggled to create genuine goal-scoring opportunities, with Bale, Luka Modric and Rafael van der Vaart zipping passes around to little effect."
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To travel on a zipline.
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To offer a list of alternately male and female candidates in an attempt to address the shortage of women. UK

Intj

1
Imitative of high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air. onomatopoeic
"`Zip!' Just like that, an exquisitely shaped fragment of a flashing rainbow in flight flits across in front of us[.]"

Proper Noun

1
Acronym of Zone Improvement Plan (see ZIP Code). US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
2
A common file format for data compression. uncountable

"Can you tell me what the zip code is for New York?"

Onomatopoeic.