Zipper meaning
To fasten or become fastened by means of a zipper.
verb
(chiefly US, Australia) A zip fastener.
noun
(biochemistry) Leucine zipper.
noun
To close a zipper.
He zippered his sweater against the cold.
verb
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To put a zipper on an article.
This Fall jackets are zippered.
verb
A fastening device consisting of parallel rows of metal or plastic teeth on adjacent edges of an opening that are interlocked by a sliding tab.
noun
To fasten or unfasten or become fastened or unfastened with a zipper; zip.
verb
A person or thing that zips.
noun
A device used to fasten and unfasten two adjoining edges of material, as on the placket of a dress, the fly of a pair of trousers, etc.: it consists of two rows of tiny interlocking tabs which are joined or separated by sliding a part up or down.
noun
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An oblong, horizontal, rectangular electronic sign on which moving messages of text, data, etc. may be scrolled, using flashing lights, LED displays, etc.
noun
Origin of zipper
- Originally a trademark
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- 1925, zip + -er. The trade name was registered in 1925 by B.F. Goodrich for “boots made of rubber and fabric," claiming use of the name since June 1923. No longer a registered trademark.
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