Definition of "zip"
- noun
The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
Energy; vigor; vim.
A zip fastener.
Zero; nothing.
A trip on a zipline.
Shortened form of ZIP code, the US postal code.
Any postal code, for any country.
- interjection
The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
- verb
To close with a zip fastener.
To close as if with a zip fastener.
To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format.
(followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.
(followed by a preposition) To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place).
To make (something) move quickly.
To travel on a zipline.
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