Onomatopoeic representation of a rapid hissing or whizzing sound.
"Zip!" went the skateboarder as he shot down the hill.
« Zip ! » a lancé le skateur en dévalant la pente.
Synonyms
pipe down
button it
shut up
Attributive use, especially in compounds such as "zip file" or "zip archive".
ZIPInformatique. Invariable. All the project documents are in a single zip folder.
Tous les documents du projet sont dans un seul dossier ZIP.