belt vs zip

belt

verb
  • To move very fast. 

  • To fasten a belt on. 

  • To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood. 

  • To hit with a belt. 

  • To scream or sing in a loud manner. 

  • To encircle. 

  • To hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run. 

  • To hit someone or something. 

  • To drink quickly, often in gulps. 

noun
  • A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object. 

  • A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing. 

  • One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds. 

  • The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist. 

  • A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt. 

  • A device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon. 

  • A quick drink of liquor. 

  • A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts. 

  • Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe. 

  • A collection of small bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star. 

  • A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt). 

  • A vocal tone produced by singing with chest voice above the break (or passaggio), in a range typically sung in head voice. 

  • A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power. 

  • A band of armor along the sides of a warship, protecting the ship's vital spaces. 

zip

verb
  • To make (something) move quickly 

  • To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound. 

  • To close as if with a zip fastener. 

  • To subject to the convolution mapping function. 

  • To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format. 

  • To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place). 

  • To travel on a zipline. 

  • To close with a zip fastener. 

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

  • An ounce of marijuana. 

  • Synonym of convolution (“type of mapping function”) 

  • Zero; nothing. 

  • A zip fastener. 

  • Energy; vigor; vim. 

  • A trip on a zipline. 

  • A zip file. 

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

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