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zip

The correct spelling is zip.

How to pronounce zip

/zɪp/
noun

IPA: /zɪp/

Say it like: Zip

The correct spelling is zip. A twist or fold. For example: "I know zip about economics."

Usage Examples

I know zip about economics.

zip one's lip

The bullet zipped through the air.

Meanings

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.

verb

  1. 1.To close with a zip fastener.
  2. 2.To close as if with a zip fastener.
  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.

pronoun

  1. 1.Zero; nothing.

interjection

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

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