zipping

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Variant of zip

zip definition

zip (zip)

noun

  1. a short, sharp hissing or whizzing sound, as of a passing bullet
  2. Informal energy; vigor; vim
  3. Chiefly Brit. zipper
    also zip-fastener zip′·-fas′tener
  4. Slang nothing; zero the player was zip-for-12 at the line
  5. Informal a zip code number

Etymology: echoic

intransitive verb zipped, zipping zip′·ping

  1. to make, or move with, a zip
  2. Informal to act or move with speed or energy
  3. to become fastened or unfastened by means of a zipper

transitive verb

to fasten or unfasten with a zipper

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