noun
Meaning 1
A zip fastener.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, US
Examples
- He got his T-shirt stuck in the zipper of his jacket.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
zipper
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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General-American: zĭʹpər
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General-American: /ˈzɪpɚ/
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UK: /ˈzɪpə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -ɪpə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: Z IH1 P ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A pressure-sensitive plastic closure, as on a Ziploc bag.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 3
A leucine zipper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
A scar on a person's body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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noun
Meaning 5
An air patrol carried out at dawn or dusk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, dated, slang
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
Meaning 6
A string of clothes pegs or clips attached to the body and then quickly pulled off.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: BDSM, lifestyle, sexuality
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noun
Meaning 7
A technique for arbitrarily traversing an aggregate data structure and updating its contents. See zipper (data structure).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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noun
Meaning 8
A zipline.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 9
To close a zipper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He zippered his sweater against the cold.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: zipper up, zip up, zip
Antonyms: unzipper, unzip, zipper down, zip down
verb
Meaning 10
To put a zipper on an article.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- These fall jackets are zippered.
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verb
Meaning 11
To act in a manner similar to a zipper.
To act in a manner similar to a zipper closing; to interleave.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- If more drivers knew how to zipper, the accident would not have disrupted traffic so much.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: zipper up, zip up, zip
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 12
To act in a manner similar to a zipper.
To unzipper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: zipper down, zip down, unzip
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 13
a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: slide fastener, zip, zip fastener
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
verb
Meaning 14
close with a zipper
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Zip up your jacket--it's cold
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: zip up, zip
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fasten, fix, secure
History
Etymology
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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