zipping

Verb

zip (third-person singular simple present zips, present participle zipping, simple past and past participle zipped)

1. (transitive) To close with a zip fastener.

   Synonyms:

   zip up

2. (figuratively, transitive) To close as if with a zip fastener.
   • Zip your lip!
3. (transitive) To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format.
4. (transitive) To subject to the convolution mapping function.
5. (intransitive) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.
   • The bullet zipped through the air.
6. (colloquial, intransitive) To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place).
   • Zip down to the shops for some milk.

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