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How to pronounce zip
Say it like this: /ˈzɪp/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does zip mean?
nounThe high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
Energy; vigor; vim.
A zip fastener.
“Catrin: What sort of doctor wears a suit? My doctor wears a fleece. Can see his nasty little chest hairs poking through the zip…”
intjImitative of high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
verbTo close with a zip fastener.
To close as if with a zip fastener.
To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format.
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