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Noun: zipper  zi-pur
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: zip)
  1. A fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
    "He struggled with the zipper on his jacket";
    - slide fastener, zip, zip fastener
Verb: zipper  zi-pur
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: zip)
  1. Close with a zipper
    "zipper your jacket — it's cold";
    - zip up, zip

Derived forms: zippering, zippered, zippers

Type of: fasten, fastener, fastening, fix, fixing, holdfast, secure

Antonym: unzip

Part of: cardie [Brit, informal], cardigan, cardy [Brit, informal], dacks [Austral, NZ], daks [Austral, NZ], dress, frock, pair of trousers, pants [N. Amer], skirt, trousers

Encyclopedia: Zipper