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zipper
noun
zip
noun
zip-up
adjective
zip
verb
bomber jacket
noun
fastener
noun
Definition of
zipper noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
zipper
noun
ˈzɪpə(r)
ˈzɪpər
(
especially North American English
)
(
British English
also
zip
,
zip fastener
)
a thing that you use to fasten clothes, bags, etc. It consists of two rows of metal or plastic teeth that you can pull together to close something or pull apart to open it.