zipper

noun

A fastening device consisting of parallel rows of metal or plastic teeth on adjacent edges of an opening that are interlocked by a sliding tab.

transitive & intransitive verb

To fasten or unfasten or become fastened or unfastened with a zipper; zip.

noun

A zip fastener.

noun

A pressure-sensitive plastic closure.

noun

leucine zipper

verb

To close a zipper.

verb

To put a zipper on an article.

verb

close with a zipper

noun

a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab