zip

n.

1. A brief sharp hissing sound.
2. Energy; vim.
3. A zipper.
4. Slang. Nothing; nil; zero: received zip for money after doing the job for them.

v., zipped, zip·ping, zips.

v.intr.

1. 1. To move with a sharp hissing sound.
   2. To move or act with a speed that suggests such a sound: The cars zipped by endlessly.
2. To act or proceed swiftly and energetically: zipped through her homework.
3. To become fastened or unfastened by a zipper.

v.tr.

1. To give speed and force to.
2. To impart life or zest to.
3. To fasten or unfasten with a zipper.

[Imitative.]

Compressing one or more files using the PKZIP compression algorithm. See ZIP file.

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noun

1. Capacity or power for work or vigorous activity: animation, energy, force, might, potency, power, puissance, sprightliness, steam, strength. Informal get-up-and-go, go, pep, peppiness. See action/inaction.
2. A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner: animation, bounce, brio, dash, élan, esprit, life, liveliness, pertness, sparkle, spirit, verve, vigor, vim, vivaciousness, vivacity. Informal ginger, pep, peppiness. Slang oomph. See action/inaction.

verb

1. To move swiftly and effortlessly: Informal breeze. Slang waltz. See easy/hard.
2. To move swiftly: bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt², race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour², shoot, speed, sprint, tear¹, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zoom. Informal hotfoot, rip. Slang barrel, highball. Chiefly British nip¹. Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, stepjumpon it. See move/halt.

n

Definition: enthusiasm, energy
Antonyms: apathy, enervation, idleness, laziness, lethargy

v

Definition: move about quickly
Antonyms: decelerate, slow

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[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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is short for:

Meaning	Category
Back4Win Backup Archive	Computing->File Extensions
Compressed file archive ( InfoZIP - PKZip - WinZip)	Computing->File Extensions
Zacchaeus Internet Promotions	Business->Firms
Zanox Intelligent Provision	Computing->Hardware
Zeal, Intensity, Perseverance	Business->Positions
Zero Injection Pressure	Academic & Science->Geology
Zero Intelligence Plus	Miscellaneous->Funnies
Zesty Iron Potatoes	Miscellaneous->Food
Zigzag Inline Package	Academic & Science->Electronics
Zinc, Iron, And Protein	Miscellaneous->Food Medical->Laboratory
Zinns Infernal Pile	Miscellaneous->Science Fiction
Zone Improvement Plan	Governmental->US Government Miscellaneous->USPS
Zone Improvement Project	Governmental->Environmental
Zone Indication Protocol	Governmental->US Government
Zone Information Protocol	Computing->General
Zope Internationalization Project	Governmental->United Nations
Zurich Information Processing	Business->Firms

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - postnummer, hvislen, lynlås, ingenting, nul
pron. - postnummer
v. intr. - lyne, hvisle, fare
v. tr. - lyne op, lukke med lynlås, hvisle, fare, fløjte

idioms:

• zip code    (US) postnummer
• zip fastener    lynlås
• zip open    lyne op
• zip up    lyne

Nederlands (Dutch)
rits(sluiting), zoef, pit/ energie, (aaneen)ritsen, zoeven

Français (French)
n. - (GB) fermeture éclair, fermeture à glissière, tonus, sifflement, entrain, élan, (US) zéro, (US, Postes) code postal
pron. - rien
v. intr. - entrer, sortir, ou passer comme une flèche
v. tr. - fermer avec une fermeture éclair ou à glissière

idioms:

• zip code    (US, Postes) code postal
• zip fastener    fermeture éclair, fermeture à glissière
• zip someone up    remonter la fermeture à glissière de qn
• zip up    se fermer par une fermeture à glissière (un vêtement)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Reißverschluß, Zischen, (ugs.) Schwung, Energie, (ugs.) Null (Spielergebnis)
v. - (ugs.) zischen, rasen, sausen
pron. - (Slang) nichts

idioms:

• zip code    Postleitzahl
• zip fastener    Reißverschluß
• zip someone up    den Reißverschluß zumachen
• zip up    den Reißverschluß zumachen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φερμουάρ, ζωντάνια, ορμή, σφυριχτός ήχος, σβούρισμα, (απολύτως) τίποτα
v. - κλείνω με φερμουάρ, κινούμαι σαν αστραπή
abbr. - σχέδιο βελτίωσης ζωνών

idioms:

• zip code    (ΗΠΑ) ταχυδρομικός τομέας
• zip fastener    φερμουάρ
• zip open    ανοίγω (με) φερμουάρ
• zip up    κλείνω (με) φερμουάρ

Italiano (Italian)
chiusura lampo

idioms:

• zip code    codice di avviamento postale
• zip fastener    cerniera lampo
• zip open    aprire la cerniera lampo
• zip up    chiudere la cerniera lampo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - silvo (m), energia (f), zíper (m), nada (m)
v. - fechar ou mover fazendo som, agir com energia

idioms:

• zip code    código postal nos EUA
• zip fastener    zíper
• zip open    abrir o zíper
• zip up    fechar o zíper

Русский (Russian)
проноситься со свистом, промелькнуть, кипеть (жизнью), застегивать на молнию, выигрывать с сухим счетом, застежка-молния, резкий звук, стремительность, нулевой счет

idioms:

• zip code    почтовый индекс
• zip fastener    застежка-молния
• zip open    расстегивать молнию
• zip up    застегивать молнию

Español (Spanish)
n. - cremallera, cierre relámpago, silbido, zumbido, energía
pron. - cierre
v. intr. - silbar, zumbar
v. tr. - silbar, zumbar

idioms:

• zip code    código postal
• zip fastener    cremallera
• zip someone up    subir la cremallera del vestido de alguien
• zip up    subir la cremallera de, cerrar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vinande, visslande, ritschljud, kraft, fart, energi (vard.), blixtlås
v. - dra igen blixtlåset, skjutsa, köra (vard.), vara försedd m blixtlås, vina, susa, vissla, kila, susa (vard.), sno på (vard.)
abbr. - zonplan för postnummer

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
拉链, 零, 有力而迅速地移动, 使用拉链, 给...以速度, 快速运转, 用拉链拉开或扣上

idioms:

• zip code    邮递区号
• zip fastener    拉锁
• zip open    拉开
• zip up    拉上拉链, 使增加热情

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 拉鏈
pron. - 零
v. intr. - 有力而迅速地移動, 使用拉鏈
v. tr. - 給...以速度, 快速運轉, 用拉鏈拉開或扣上

idioms:

• zip code    郵遞區號
• zip fastener    拉鎖
• zip open    拉開
• zip up    拉上拉鏈, 使增加熱情

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 핑 , 휭, 기력
pron. - nothing at all(전혀 관계가 없다)
v. intr. - 핑하고 소리 내며 나아가다, 힘차게 나아가다
v. tr. - ~에 속력을 가하다, ~에 활기를 주다

idioms:

• zip up    지퍼로 잠그다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ビュッという音, 元気, ファスナー, ジッパー, 郵便番号
v. - 勢いよく進む, 精力的に行動する, ファスナーで開く, ファスナーで締める

idioms:

• zip code    郵便番号
• zip fastener    ファスナー, ジッパー
• zip open    チャックを開けた
• zip up    ファスナーを締める, ファスナーで締まる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ازيز ( الرصاص), صوت التمزق, نشاط, زمام منزلق, سحاب (فعل) فتح او اغلق بزمام منزلق, از‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שריקת כדור-רובה חולף, מרץ, עוצמה, רוכסן, זריזות, פעלתנות‬
pron. - ‮שריקת כדור-רובה חולף, מרץ, עוצמה, רוכסן, זריזות, פעלתנות‬
v. intr. - ‮שרק, חלף בשריקה, נרכס (רוכסן), חלף במהירות‬
v. tr. - ‮רכס ברוכסן, כיווץ קבצים (מחשבים)‬

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Zip P05	750 zip
Zip Discs	hip zip