zipper
To close a zipperTo close a zipper.
» This zipper doesn't zip smoothly.
Dieser Reißverschluss hakt. — Yorwba
Ця застібка-блискавка не застібається плавно. — ChickenKiev
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4 sensesTo close a zipper.
He zippered his sweater against the cold.
close with a zipper
To put a zipper on an article.
These fall jackets are zippered.
To act in a manner similar to a zipper.
To act in a manner similar to a zipper closing; to interleave.
If more drivers knew how to zipper, the accident would not have disrupted traffic so much.
To unzipper.
Examples
47 sentencesThis zipper doesn't zip smoothly.
Ця застібка-блискавка не застібається плавно. — ChickenKiev
deDieser Reißverschluss hakt. — Yorwba
Your zipper's open.
У тебе розстебнута ширінька! — deniko
ruУ тебя молния расстегнута. — sharptoothed
The zipper is stuck.
Блискавка застрягла. — deniko
ruМолния застряла. — shanghainese
deDer Reißverschluss steckt fest. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Your zipper is open.
У тебе розстебнута ширінька! — deniko
ruУ тебя молния расстегнута. — sharptoothed
deDein Reißverschluss ist offen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Do you know how to fix a stuck zipper?
Origin
1925, zip + -er. The trade name was registered in 1925 by B.F. Goodrich for “boots made of1925, 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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Forms
zippers, zippering, zippered, zipperedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
6 synonymsAntonyms
4 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle