Zipper

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  zipper \zip"per\, n.
     1. a device for locking together two toothed edges by means
        of a sliding tab.
  
     Syn: slide fastener, zip, zip-fastener.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  zipper
       n : a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means
           of a sliding tab [syn: {slide fastener}, {zip}, {zip-fastener}]
       v : close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold" [syn: {zip
           up}, {zip}] [ant: {unzip}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  70 Moby Thesaurus words for "zipper":
     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