Zipper

English

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Noun

Zipper (plural Zippers)

1. (chiefly US, Australian) A zip fastener.
2. A pressure-sensitive plastic closure.

Synonyms

• slide fastener
• zip (British), zip fastener (British)

Verb

Zipper (third-person singular simple present Zippers, present participle Zippering, simple past and past participle Zippered)

1. To close a zipper.

   He zippered his sweater against the cold.

2. To put a zipper on an article.

   This Fall jackets are zippered.

Thesaurus

articulate, bang, bar, barricade, batten, batten down, bolt, buckle, butt, button, button up, choke, choke off, clap, clasp, cleat, clip, close, close up, constrict, contain, contract, cover, dovetail, fasten, fold, fold up, hasp, hinge, hitch, hook, jam, joint, key, latch, lock, lock out, lock up, miter, mortise, nail, occlude, padlock, peg, pin, plumb, rabbet, rivet, scarf, screw, seal, seal off, seal up, secure, sew, shut, shut the door, shut up, skewer, slam, snap, squeeze shut, staple, stick, stitch, strangle, tack, toggle, wedge, zip up

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪpə(r)

Etymology

1925, to 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.

Translations

Noun

zip fastener — see zip fastener

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French

Verb

Zipper

1. (computing) to zip
2. (Quebec) to zip up (close using a zip)

Etymology

English to zip

Pronunciation

• IPA: /zipe/

Related terms

• dézipper

Conjugation

   Conjugation of zipper (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		zipper			avoir zippé
gerund		en zippant			en ayant zippé
present participle		zippant
past participle		zippé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	zippe	zippes	zippe	zippons	zippez	zippent
	imperfect	zippais	zippais	zippait	zippions	zippiez	zippaient
	past historic1	zippai	zippas	zippa	zippâmes	zippâtes	zippèrent
	future	zipperai	zipperas	zippera	zipperons	zipperez	zipperont
	conditional	zipperais	zipperais	zipperait	zipperions	zipperiez	zipperaient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	zippe	zippes	zippe	zippions	zippiez	zippent
	imperfect1	zippasse	zippasses	zippât	zippassions	zippassiez	zippassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	zippe	—	zippons	zippez	—
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