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zipper

/ˈzɪpɚ/
noun

  1. A zip fastener.

  2. A pressure-sensitive plastic closure.

  3. Leucine zipper

Synonymsslide fastener, zip, zip fastener
verb

  1. To close a zipper.

    "He zippered his sweater against the cold."

  2. To put a zipper on an article.

    "These fall jackets are zippered."

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