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Dictionary: zip   (zĭp) pronunciation
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. 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.
  1. To act or proceed swiftly and energetically: zipped through her homework.
  2. 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.]


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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.

Antonyms: zip
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n

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

v

Definition: move about quickly
Antonyms: decelerate, slow


Hacker Slang: zip
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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.


Wikipedia: Zip (airline)
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Zip
IATA
3J
ICAO
WZP
Callsign
Zipper
Founded September 2002
Ceased operations September 2004
Fleet size 12
Destinations
Parent company Air Canada
Headquarters Calgary, Alberta
Key people Steve Smith
Website 4321ZIP.com

Zip was a Canadian discount airline based in Calgary, Alberta, launched by Air Canada as a no-frills subsidiary in September 2002. It operated a fleet of 12 Boeing 737 aircraft, each painted in a different bright, neon colour (blue, fuchsia, green and orange) with a single class of service. The subsidiary was headed by former WestJet CEO, Steve Smith. The airline was headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.[1]

As a direct competition to Canada's leading low-cost carrier WestJet, Zip flew mostly between the western cities of Abbotsford, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Regina and Winnipeg.

Zip was closed down in September 2004 and most of its employees were folded back into Air Canada.

Contents

Fleet

Air Canada Zip Fleet
Aircraft Number Passengers
(Executive*/Economy)
Notes
Boeing 737-217 TBD 118 retired after 2004
Boeing 737-2T4 TBD 118 retired after 2004
Boeing 737-2T7 TBD 118 retired after 2004

See also

References

External links

  • Zip (Archive)
  • CBC News article, Zip [1]

Translations: Zip
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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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