zip

/zษชp/

IPA: /Z IH1 P/

noun
  1. 1

    A twist or fold.

  2. 2

    Any of the folds on the surface of the brain.

  3. 3

    The shape of something rotating; a vortex.

  4. 4

    State or condition of being convoluted.

  5. 5

    A form of moving average.

  6. 6

    A function which maps a tuple of sequences into a sequence of tuples.

  7. 7

    One 360ยฐ turn in a spring or similar helix. A keyring contains 2 convolutions.

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    Energy; vigor; vim.

  3. 3

    A zip fastener.

  4. 4

    Zero; nothing.

    โ€œI know zip about economics.โ€

  5. 5

    A trip on a zipline.

  6. 6

    A zip file.

  7. 7

    An ounce of marijuana.

verb
  1. 1

    To close with a zip fastener.

  2. 2

    To close as if with a zip fastener.

    โ€œzip one's lipโ€

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    To subject to the convolution mapping function.

  5. 5

    (followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.

    โ€œThe bullet zipped through the air.โ€

  6. 6

    (followed by a preposition) To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place).

    โ€œZip down to the shops for some milk.โ€

  7. 7

    To make (something) move quickly

  8. 8

    To travel on a zipline.

Synonyms

pronoun
  1. 1

    Zero; nothing.

    โ€œI know zip about economics.โ€

interjection
  1. 1

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

noun
  1. 1

    A ZIP code; a US postal code.

  2. 2

    (by extension) Any postal code, for any country.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/convolution, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/zip