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n. a popular data compression format

n. a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab

naught, cipher, cypher, nothing, nihil, nichts, nix, nada, aught, nil, zero, zilch, goose egg

n. a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"

zip

v. to create a compressed archive (a "zip file") from one or more files using PKWare's PKZIP or a compatible archiver

zipper, zip up

v. close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold"

speed, hurry, travel rapidly

v. move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"

cipher, cypher, nobody, nonentity

n. a person of no influence

hurry, rush

v. urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"

rush, stimulate, hasten, induce

v. cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

hurry, rush, hasten, look sharp, act quickly

v. act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"

speed, hurry, rush, race, hasten, hotfoot, hie, belt along, bucket along, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along

v. step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

hasten, expedite

v. speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process"

dash, sprint

v. run very fast, usually for a short distance

scamper, scurry, scuttle, skitter, move rapidly

v. to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"

bolt, go off, run off, decamp, abscond, absquatulate

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

shoot, dash, scud, dart, flash, scoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

streak

v. run naked in a public place

speed, quicken, accelerate, speed up

v. move faster; "The car accelerated"

unzip

v. open the zipper of; "unzip the bag"

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