zipping
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Variant of zip
zip
definition
zip (zip)
noun
- a short, sharp hissing or whizzing sound, as of a passing bullet
- Informal energy; vigor; vim
- Chiefly Brit. zipper also zip-fastener zip′·-fas′tener
- Slang nothing; zero the player was zip-for-12 at the line
- Informal a zip code number
Etymology: echoic
intransitive verb zipped, zipping zip′·ping
- to make, or move with, a zip
- Informal to act or move with speed or energy
- to become fastened or unfastened by means of a zipper
transitive verb
to fasten or unfasten with a zipper
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