Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A brief sharp hissing sound.
- noun Energy; vim.
- noun A zipper.
- noun Slang Nothing; nil; zero.
- intransitive verb To move with a sharp hissing sound.
- intransitive verb To move or act with a speed that suggests such a sound.
- intransitive verb To act or proceed swiftly and energetically.
- intransitive verb To become fastened or unfastened by a zipper.
- intransitive verb To cause to move with speed and force.
- intransitive verb To fasten or unfasten with a zipper.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The sound of a bullet passing through the air or striking against an object.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A hissing or sibilant sound such as that made by a flying bullet.
- intransitive verb To make, or move with, such a sound.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US Shortened form of
ZIP code , the US postal code. - noun US Any
postal code , for any country. - noun The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
- noun Energy; vigor; vim
- noun UK, New Zealand A
zip fastener . - noun Zero; nothing
- noun A trip on a
zipline - interjection The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
- verb transitive To close with a
zip fastener . - verb transitive, figuratively To close as if with a zip fastener.
- verb transitive, computing To
compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format. - verb intransitive (followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.
- verb intransitive, colloquial (followed by a preposition) To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place).
- verb transitive To make (something) move quickly
- verb To travel on a
zipline .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a quantity of no importance
- verb close with a zipper
- noun a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
- noun forceful exertion
- verb move very fast
- noun a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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$_POST [ 'city']; $zip = $_POST [ 'zip']; $phone = $_POST [ 'phone']; $fax = $_POST [ 'fax'];
Webmaster-Talk.com Charles1718 2010
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Included in the zip is a pdo file which you can open using the pepakura viewer whichyou can download for free.
Baphomet Jr. | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2008
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Double-bagging in zip-locks does well, too b/c you can use it without having to take it out.
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“Grand Torino” gives the mirror-image results of Tyler Perry movies: it is a movie consumed in zip codes that skew wealthy, white, and middle aged. roac Says:
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The exhilarating zip is all thanks to its remarkable 261bhp engine – the same engine that appears in Audi's S3 and Golf's R.
Car review: Seat Leon Cupra R Martin Love 2010
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Double-bagging in zip-locks does well, too b/c you can use it without having to take it out.
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So so levels across the entire area and then a HUGE spike in zip code 22211.
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Put the fish in zip lock bags and either freeze them in a block of water, or get them cold in the fridge.
What is the best way to pack fresh caught saltwater fish for travel on a plane 2009
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Because 3x zip is still zip. blog comments powered by Disqus
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Put the fish in zip lock bags and either freeze them in a block of water, or get them cold in the fridge.
What is the best way to pack fresh caught saltwater fish for travel on a plane 2009
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In 2013, The Washington Post conducted a nationwide analysis that identified the wealthiest and most educated zip codes in the U.S., labeled “Super Zips” (building upon an earlier analysis by political scientist Charles Murray).
What Elizabeth Warren’s Last Election Can Tell Us About 2020 Nathaniel Rakich 2019
sonofgroucho commented on the word zip
I prefer zilch.
March 25, 2007