Zipper — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

close with a zipper

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/zˈɪpɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/zˈɪpə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/zˈɪpə/

2 syllables Say it as /zˈɪpɚ/.

Examples

Zip up your jacket--it's cold

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

zip up slide fastener zip fastener zip

Antonyms

unzip

Parts of Speech

noun	a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
verb	close with a zipper “Zip up your jacket--it's cold”

Word Forms

zip	verb	close with a zipper
zipper	verb	close with a zipper
zipper	noun	a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
zip	noun	a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Reißverschluss

ein Befestigungselement zum Verriegeln zweier gezahnter Kanten mittels einer Schiebelasche

🇫🇷French

fermeture éclair

une attache pour verrouiller ensemble deux bords dentés au moyen d'une languette coulissante

🇪🇸Spanish

cremallera

un sujetador para unir dos bordes dentados por medio de una lengüeta deslizante

🇮🇹Italian

cerniera

un dispositivo di fissaggio per bloccare tra loro due bordi dentati mediante una linguetta scorrevole

🇳🇱Dutch

rits

een sluiting om twee getande randen aan elkaar te vergrendelen door middel van een schuiflipje

🇵🇹Portuguese

zíper

um fixador para travar duas bordas dentadas por meio de uma aba deslizante

🇷🇺Russian

молния

застежка для соединения двух зубчатых кромок с помощью скользящего язычка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ज़िपर

स्लाइडिंग टैब के माध्यम से दो दांतेदार किनारों को एक साथ लॉक करने के लिए एक फास्टनर

🇧🇩Bengali

জিপার

একটি স্লাইডিং ট্যাবের মাধ্যমে দুটি দাঁতযুক্ত প্রান্ত একসাথে লক করার জন্য একটি ফাস্টেনার

🇮🇳Marathi

जिपर

स्लाइडिंग टॅबद्वारे दोन दात असलेल्या कडा एकत्र लॉक करण्यासाठी फास्टनर

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝિપર

સ્લાઇડિંગ ટેબ દ્વારા બે દાંતાવાળી ધારને એકસાથે લૉક કરવા માટેનું ફાસ્ટનર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಝಿಪ್ಪರ್

ಸ್ಲೈಡಿಂಗ್ ಟ್ಯಾಬ್ ಮೂಲಕ ಎರಡು ಹಲ್ಲಿನ ಅಂಚುಗಳನ್ನು ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಲಾಕ್ ಮಾಡಲು ಫಾಸ್ಟೆನರ್

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ਿੱਪਰ

ਇੱਕ ਸਲਾਈਡਿੰਗ ਟੈਬ ਦੇ ਜ਼ਰੀਏ ਦੋ ਦੰਦਾਂ ਵਾਲੇ ਕਿਨਾਰਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਇਕੱਠਾ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਫਾਸਟਨਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

زپ

سلائیڈنگ ٹیب کے ذریعے دو دانت والے کناروں کو ایک ساتھ بند کرنے کے لیے ایک فاسٹنر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拉链

一种通过滑动片将两个齿状边缘锁在一起的紧固件

🇯🇵Japanese

ジッパー

スライドタブによって2つの歯付きエッジを一緒に固定するための留め具

🇰🇷Korean

지퍼

슬라이딩 탭을 통해 두 개의 톱니 모서리를 함께 고정하기 위한 패스너

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dây kéo

một dây buộc để khóa hai cạnh răng lại với nhau bằng một tab trượt

🇹🇭Thai

ซิป

ตัวยึดสำหรับล็อคขอบฟันสองซี่เข้าด้วยกันโดยใช้แถบเลื่อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

ritsleting

pengikat untuk mengunci dua tepi bergerigi dengan menggunakan tab geser

🇵🇭Filipino

siper

isang fastener para sa pagsasara ng dalawang may ngipin na mga gilid sa pamamagitan ng isang sliding tab

🇲🇾Malay

zip

pengikat untuk mengunci bersama dua tepi bergigi dengan menggunakan tab gelongsor

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سستة

قفل لربط الحافتين المسننتين معًا عن طريق لسان منزلق

🇮🇷Persian

زیپ

یک بست برای قفل کردن دو لبه دندانه دار با استفاده از زبانه کشویی

🇹🇷Turkish

fermuar

iki dişli kenarı kayan bir tırnak vasıtasıyla birbirine kilitlemek için bir bağlantı elemanı

🇮🇱Hebrew

רוֹכְסָן

אטב לנעילת שני קצוות שיניים באמצעות לשונית הזזה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'zipper'?

The primary meaning of 'zipper' is 'a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'zipper' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'zipper' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'zipper' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'zipper' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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