zipper

Etymology
1925, . 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.

Noun

 * 1)  A zip fastener.
 * 2) A pressure-sensitive plastic closure.
 * 3)  A leucine zipper.
 * 4)  A scar on a person's body.
 * 5)  An air patrol carried out at dawn or dusk.
 * 6)  A string of clothes pegs or clips attached to the body and then quickly pulled off.
 * 7)  A technique for arbitrarily traversing an aggregate data structure and updating its contents. See.
 * 1)  An air patrol carried out at dawn or dusk.
 * 2)  A string of clothes pegs or clips attached to the body and then quickly pulled off.
 * 3)  A technique for arbitrarily traversing an aggregate data structure and updating its contents. See.
 * 1)  A string of clothes pegs or clips attached to the body and then quickly pulled off.
 * 2)  A technique for arbitrarily traversing an aggregate data structure and updating its contents. See.

Synonyms

 * , zip fastener
 * , zip fastener

Verb

 * 1) to close a zipper.
 * He zippered his sweater against the cold.
 * 1) to put a zipper on an article.
 * These fall jackets are zippered.

Etymology
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Verb

 * 1)  to zip, compress
 * 2)  to zip up close using a zip
 * 1)  to zip up close using a zip