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Zip vs Pimple - What's the difference?

zip | pimple |

As nouns the difference between zip and pimple

is that zip is a common file format for data compression while pimple is an inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.

As a verb pimple is

to develop pimples.

zip

English

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

(en noun)
  • The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
  • Energy; vigor; vim.
  • (British, NZ) A zip fastener.
  • Zero; nothing.
  • A trip on a zipline.
  • (computing, informal) A zip file.
    • Synonyms
    * (sound) whizz, zing * (fastener) slide fastener, zip fastener, zipper (chiefly US )

    Interjection

    (en-interj)!
  • The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
    • Synonyms
    * whee!, whizz!, zing!

    Verb

  • To close with a zip fastener.
  • (figuratively) To close as if with a zip fastener.
    • zip one's lip
  • (computing) To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format.
  • (followed by a preposition ) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.
    • The bullet zipped through the air.
  • (colloquial) (followed by a preposition ) To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place).
    • Zip down to the shops for some milk.
  • To make (something) move quickly
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 27 , author=Mike Henson , title=Norwich 0 - 2 Tottenham , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Tottenham also initially struggled to create genuine goal-scoring opportunities, with Bale, Luka Modric and Rafael van der Vaart zipping passes around to little effect.}}
  • To travel on a zipline.
    • Derived terms
    () * unzip * zip- * zip down * Zip drive * zip file * zip-front * zip it * zip one's lip * zip up * zip wire, zip-wire
    Synonyms
    * (close with a zip fastener) zip up

    Etymology 2

    From zip code

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US) Shortened form of ZIP code, the US postal code.
  • (US) Any postal code, for any country.
    • See also
    * postcode (UK ) * postal code (UK )

    pimple

    English

    (wikipedia pimple)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.
    • I had to pop that embarrassing pimple , it was huge and red and on the tip of my nose .
  • (slang) An annoying person.
    • He's such a pimple ! I wish he'd stop being so irritating!

    Synonyms

    * acker (old Australian slang) * acne * pustule * spot (qualifier) * zit (qualifier)

    Related terms

    * pimpled * pimply

    See also

    * blackhead * whitehead

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To develop pimples