zipper
/ˈzɪpɚ/ verb C2- To close a zipper. · He zippered his sweater against the cold.
- To put a zipper on an article. · These fall jackets are zippered.
- To act in a manner similar to a zipper closing; to interleave. · If more drivers knew how to zipper, the accident would not have disrupted traffic so much.
- To unzipper.
He/she/it zippers · Past zippered · Past participle zippered · -ing form zippering
Verb forms
- Base form
- zipper
- He/she/it
- zippers
- Past
- zippered
- Past participle
- zippered
- -ing form
- zippering
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