zipper

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Synonyms: nipper, dipper, ripper, kipper, tipper, zapper, gipper, sipper, hipper, zipped, pipper

Antonyms: nipper, dipper, ripper, kipper, tipper, zapper, gipper, sipper, hipper, zipped, pipper

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|chiefly|US|Australia}} A [[zip fastener]].
2. A [[pressure]]-sensitive plastic [[closure]], as on a [[Ziploc]] bag.
3. {{lb|en|biochemistry}} A [[leucine zipper]].
4. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[scar]] on a person's body.
5. {{lb|en|US|military|slang|dated}} An [[air]] [[patrol]] carried out at [[dawn]] or [[dusk]].
6. {{lb|en|BDSM}} A [[string]] of [[clothes peg]]s or [[clip]]s attached to the body and then quickly pulled off.
7. {{lb|en|programming}} A [[technique]] for arbitrarily [[traverse|traversing]] an [[aggregate]] [[data structure]] and updating its contents. See {{w|zipper (data structure)}}.
8. A [[zipline]].

Verb

1. To [[close]] a zipper.
2. To put a zipper on an article.
3. To act in a manner similar to a zipper.

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