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noun

• 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.

noun

• 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.

verb

• 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.

pronoun

• Zero; nothing.

  Example: I know zip about economics.

interjection

• Imitative of high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.

noun

• A ZIP code; a US postal code.

• (by extension) Any postal code, for any country.