zip
Because it is a word with a single syllable, zip is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofzip
- A twist or fold.
- Any of the folds on the surface of the brain.
- The shape of something rotating; a vortex.
- State or condition of being convoluted.
- A form of moving average.
- A function which maps a tuple of sequences into a sequence of tuples.
- One 360° turn in a spring or similar helix. A keyring contains 2 convolutions.
- The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
- Energy; vigor; vim.
- A zip fastener.
- Zero; nothing.
Example: "I know zip about economics."
- A trip on a zipline.
- A zip file.
- An ounce of marijuana.
- To close with a zip fastener.
- To close as if with a zip fastener.
Example: "zip one's lip"
- To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format.
- To subject to the convolution mapping function.
- (followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.
Example: "The bullet zipped through the air."
- (followed by a preposition) To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place).
Example: "Zip down to the shops for some milk."
- To make (something) move quickly
- To travel on a zipline.
- Zero; nothing.
Example: "I know zip about economics."
- Imitative of high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
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