zip

zip · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A fastener consisting of two rows of metal or plastic teeth that interlock when closed.

  2. 2.

    Energy, vigor, or liveliness.

  3. 3.

    [computing]A compressed file format.

  4. 4.

    [as verb]To fasten with a zip; to move quickly; to compress files.

Forms

plural: zips

Related words

See also: compress, fasten, zipper
Synonyms: fastener, zipper

Etymology

Imitative of the sound of something moving rapidly. The fastener sense dates from 1925.