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zipper

[ zip-er ]

noun

  1. Also called slide fastener. a device used for fastening clothing, valises, etc., consisting of two toothed tracks or spiral metal or plastic coils, each bordering one of two edges to be joined, and a piece that either interlocks or separates them when pulled.
  2. a person or thing that zips. zip.
  3. a rubber and fabric boot or overshoe fastened up the leg by a zipper.
  4. a large illuminated display of news bulletins or advertisements that rapidly and continously flash by on an upper part of a building.


verb (used with or without object)

zipper

/ ˈ³úɪ±èÉ™ /

noun

  1. a fastening device operating by means of two parallel rows of metal or plastic teeth on either side of a closure that are interlocked by a sliding tab Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)zip
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Origin of zipper1

1920–25, Americanism; formerly a trademark; zip 1, -er 1
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Example Sentences

But Chinese factories rely entirely on local sources for everything, from fabric to zippers and buttons.

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Williams rode shotgun, his bug hooked onto the zipper of his backpack.

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For instance, artwork in a home’s entryway can be exposed to umbrellas, raincoats and zippers, while art displayed in bathrooms can experience damaging levels of humidity.

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“I got so little playing time at Oregon,†he joked, “the zipper on my warm-up jacket rusted shut.â€

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“I was able to be in the fittings and say, ‘OK, I’m gonna have a big hairstyle, so we need to have a zipper.

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