zip
zip / zip/ • v. (zipped , zip·ping ) 1. [tr.] fasten with a zipper: I zipped up my sweater. ∎ (zip someone up) fasten the zipper of a garment that someone is wearing: he zipped himself up. ∎ Comput. compress (a file) so that it takes less space in storage. 2. [intr.] inf. move at high speed: swallows zipped back and forth across the lake. ∎ [tr.] cause to move or be delivered or dealt with rapidly: he zipped a pass out to his receiver.• n. 1. (also zip fas·ten·er) chiefly Brit. a zipper. ∎ [as adj.] denoting something fastened by a zipper: a zip pocket. 2. short for zip code.• pron. (also zip·po / ˈzipō/ ) inf. nothing at all: you got zip to do with me and my kind, buddy.
zip
zip (or Zip) (zɪp) Computing zigzag in-line package
• (USA) zone improvement plan (in zip code, US postcode)
• (USA) zone improvement plan (in zip code, US postcode)
More From encyclopedia.com
shake , shake / shāk/ • v. (past shook / shoŏk/ ; past part. shak·en / ˈshākən/ ) 1. [intr.] (of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate: buildings s… Binary coded decimal system , BCD (USA) bad conduct discharge
• Chem. betacyclodextrin
• Computing binary-coded decimal
• Astronomy blue compact dwarf (type of star)
BCD Abbrev. f… machine code , machine code In computing, instructions that the central processing unit (CPU) of a computer can execute, without the need for translation. Machine-c… Native American Code Talkers , █ ADRIENNE WILMOTH LERNER
Windtalkers was the code name given to the Navajo Indian code talkers employed by United States military intelligence durin… diddle , did·dle / ˈdidl/ • v. inf. 1. [tr.] (usu. be diddled) cheat or swindle (someone) so as to deprive them of something: he thought he'd been diddled out… Boot , boot
boot1 / boōt/ • n. 1. a sturdy item of footwear covering the foot, the ankle, and sometimes the leg below the knee: walking boots. ∎ a covering…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
zip