zip

noun

Zone Improvement Plan system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service

join together using a zipper mechanism
move quickly
to make a procedural error during endodontic treatment that causes transportation of the apical foramen during preparation of curved canals

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Pronunciation: /zɪp/

Etymology: Onomatopoeic.

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

Etymology: Onomatopoeic.

To close with a zip fastener.
To close as if with a zip fastener.
“Zip your lip!”
To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format.
To subject to the convolution mapping function.
To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.
“The bullet zipped through the air.”
To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place).
“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.”
To make (something) move quickly
“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.”
To travel on a zipline.
To offer a list of alternately male and female candidates in an attempt to address the shortage of women.