zip
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1.4
- noun
- /zɪp/
- UK
:
cremallera
- Mrs. Dillard stood with the other ladies in her pale blue zip-front duster, her arms folded across her chest.
- a zip-lock bag
- a zip-lock
A patent leather with this like silver zipper detail around the bottom.
- A patent leather with this like silver zipper detail around the bottom.
- It's just super oversized and baggy and like even the zip is just like huge.
- Top Shop one has zips like the zip up.
- I was wondering if I could put the Pearl zip on this.
Examples
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There's an inner zip so that stuff doesn't fall out.
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I leave the filter in the bag and zip-lock the top.
Fiction book (1991) -
And it's a zip most of the way up the back.
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Then she tried the zip pockets on the outside.
Fiction book (1999) -
I placed them into sandwich zip bags and packed them to take to Mara.
Blog text (29) -
The samples were sealed in pre-labeled zip-lock plastic bags and placed in a freezer at 0 degrees Celsius until analysis.
Academic text (1995) -
The backpack has a strong zip that keeps all my belongings secure.
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Make sure the zip is fully closed before putting the jacket in the wash.
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She pulled up the zip on her dress to make it fit more snugly.
Synonyms
81
1.0
A thing that closes clothes or bags by joining two rows of teeth with a sliding piece
1
3.9
A set of two strips with teeth and a moving piece that closes jackets or bags
A thing that closes clothes or bags by joining two rows of teeth with a sliding tab
Idioms
Compounds
- UK
A thing that closes clothes or bags by joining two rows of teeth with a sliding tab
Surface Forms
Etymology
Zip for the fastener comes from the quick 'zip' sound the slider makes and from the early brand name zipper, so zip now names that kind of closing device.