zipper

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Animated model of a zipper.

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology

to zip + -er

[edit] Noun

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Singular
zipper

Plural
zippers

zipper (plural zippers)

  1. (chiefly US) A zip fastener.
  2. A pressure-sensitive plastic closure.

[edit] Synonyms

[edit] Translations

See zip fastener

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to zipper

Third person singular
zippers

Simple past
zippered

Past participle
zippered

Present participle
zippering

to zipper (third-person singular simple present zippers, present participle zippering, simple past and past participle zippered)

  1. To close a zipper.
    He zippered his sweater against the cold.
  2. To put a zipper on an article.
    This Fall jackets are zippered.

[edit] French

[edit] Verb

zipper

  1. to zip

[edit] Conjugation

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