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How to pronounce “zip”

Hear “zip” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.

Pronunciation guide for zip

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of zip with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: The Changing Media Landscapewant to put in a zip code it'll tell you
Definition summary: The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.

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The Changing Media Landscape

want to put in a zip code it'll tell you

[Noun]
The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
(informal) Energy; vigor; vim.
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A zip fastener.
(slang) Zero; nothing.
A trip on a zipline.
(computing, informal) A zip file.
(programming) Synonym of convolution (“type of mapping function”).
(slang) An ounce of marijuana.
[Interjection]
(onomatopoeia) Imitative of high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
[Verb]
(transitive) To close with a zip fastener.
(transitive, figuratively) To close as if with a zip fastener. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
(transitive, computing) To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format.
(transitive, programming) To subject to the convolution mapping function.
(intransitive, followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.
(intransitive, colloquial, followed by a preposition) To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place).
(transitive) To make (something) move quickly
To travel on a zipline.
(UK politics) To offer a list of alternately male and female candidates in an attempt to address the shortage of women.