zipper

n. zip fastener, device used for fastening (pants, jackets, etc.); person who zips; thing that zips or fastens; (term used in Canada and USA) display of news bulletins or adverts that scrolls across a lit up screen placed on a building

v. zip, fasten with a zipper

A zipper (British English: zip fastener or zip) is a popular device for temporarily joining two edges of fabric. It is used in clothing, luggage and other bags, sporting goods, camping gear (e.g., tents and sleeping bags), and other textiles.
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Noun
1. a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
(synonym) slide fastener, zip, zip-fastener
(hypernym) fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
(part-holonym) cardigan
(derivation) zip up, zip
Verb
1. close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold"
(synonym) zip up, zip
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
(derivation) slide fastener, zip, zip-fastener

v. zip, archive one or more files by means of a data compression format (Computers)

Devices consisting of two opposite series of members adapted to be attached one on each side of an aperture in some article and to interlock so as to close the aperture upon the slide being operated in one direction, or to separate so as to leave the aperture open upon the slide being operated in the opposite direction. - (read more on Zipper)