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Zip \Zip\ (z[i^]p), n. [Imitative.]

1. A hissing or sibilant sound such as that made by a flying
bullet.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]


2. a quantity of no importance. [informal]

Syn: nothing, nihil, nichts, nix, nada, aught, cipher,
cypher, goose egg, naught, nil, zero, zilch.
[WordNet 1.5]


3. a device for locking together two toothed edges by means
of a sliding tab.

Syn: slide fastener, zipper, zip-fastener.
[WordNet 1.5]
Zip \Zip\, v. i.
To make, or move with, a sound like a zip[1].
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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zip
n 1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had
ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had
done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for
naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: nothing,
nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher,
goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo]

2: a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid
in the sorting of mail [syn: ZIP code, ZIP, postcode,
postal code]

3: forceful exertion; "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's
full of zip" [syn: energy, vigor, vigour, zip]

4: a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of
a sliding tab [syn: slide fastener, zip, zipper, {zip
fastener}]
v 1: close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold" [syn:
zip up, zipper, zip] [ant: unzip]

2: move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck
speed" [syn: travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip]
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zip


1. To create a compressed
archive (a "zip file") from one or more files using
PKWare's PKZIP or a compatible archiver. Its use is
spreading from MS-DOS now that portable implementations of
the algorithm have been written.

zip is also the name of a Unix archiving utility compatible
with PKZIP. unzip is the corresponding de-archiver.

See also gzip, tar and feather.


2. Zip Drive.

[Jargon File]

(1996-08-26)

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zip
vt.

[primarily MS-DOS/Windows] To create a compressed archive from a
group of files using PKWare's PKZIP or a compatible archiver. Its use
is spreading now that portable implementations of the algorithm have
been written. Commonly used as follows: "I'll zip it up and send it
to you." See tar and feather.

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ZIP
Zigzag Inline Package (VRAM)

ZIP
Zone Information Protocol (AppleTalk)

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zip

cipzár
energia
erô
fütyülés
lendület
nulla
reccsenés
semmi
süvítés
életkedv


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ZIP
CAP, codice di avviamento postale

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zip [zip]
zipper

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zip [zip]
rits; ritssluiting; treksluiting

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zip

Reißverschluss m
zip

ritsch [interj.]
zip

schwirren
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154 Moby Thesaurus words for "zip":
aggressiveness, animal spirits, animation, assibilate,
assibilation, ball the jack, bang, barrel, bite, boom, bowl along,
breeze, breeze along, briskness, brush, bustle, buzz,
capersomeness, clip, coltishness, cut along, dash, drive,
effervesce, effervescence, effervescing, elan, enterprise, esprit,
exuberance, fire, fizz, fizzle, fizzling, fleet, flit, fly,
fly low, foot, frication, frictional rustling, friskiness,
frolicsomeness, gaiety, gamesomeness, gayness, get-up-and-go,
ginger, go fast, gusto, guts, hasten, heartiness, highball, hiss,
hissing, hotness, hush, hushing, hustle, initiative, kick, life,
lisp, liveliness, make knots, nip, nippiness, outstrip the wind,
pep, pepper, pepperiness, piss and vinegar, pizzazz, playfulness,
poop, pour it on, punch, push, raciness, relish, rhonchus, rip,
rollicksomeness, rompishness, rush, scorch, shush, shushing,
sibilance, sibilate, sibilation, siffle, sigmatism, siss, sissing,
sizz, sizzle, sizzling, skim, skittishness, snap, snappiness,
sneeze, sneezing, sniff, sniffle, snore, snort, snuff, snuffle,
speed, spice, spiciness, spirit, spiritedness, spirits, spit,
splutter, sportiveness, sprightliness, spunk, sputter, squash,
squelch, squish, starch, sternutation, stertor, storm along, sweep,
swish, tang, tear along, thrust, thunder along, verve, vigor, vim,
vitality, vivacity, waltz, wheeze, whish, whisk, whistle,
whistling, white noise, whiz, whoosh, zest, zestfulness, zing,
zoom



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